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The configuration of the Outlook Integration for Jira App is described in the Configuration section of the user documentation

Install the Jira App

Jira Server

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1. Extract the Outlook.Connector.for.Jira_{version}.zip archive.
   An directory labeled Outlook.Connector.for.Jira_{version} should be created. It contains the following files:

   • Outlook.Connector.for.Jira.msi

   • README_FIRST.txt

2. Execute the file Outlook.Connector.for.Jira.msi.

   The MSI installer checks for necessary dependencies (such as .NET framework) and install them if needed.

   A Setup Wizard dialog appears. In case you want to use msiexec, please use /qn option for quiet install without UI.

3. Follow the instructions of the installer.
   The plugin will be registered for the current user in the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) to be loaded by Outlook on the next start.

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• Uninstall all previous versions of the add-in if you are upgrading. Uninstalling first is the safe path. Usually just installing/upgrading works as well, older files will be overwritten. Just in case of any errors, always uninstall and then reinstall the plugin.

• Download and extract Outlook.Connector.for.Jira_Mass.Deploy_{version}.zip

• Before running the MSI make sure the .NET framework has been deployed as well. Check System Requirements for the minimum required version of .NET

• Run the MSI file as administrator to install the plugin on the computer.

  • You can should use the quiet mode (/qn) without UI for installation if needed.the installation, in case of errors

  • The setup will install and register the essentials for all users of the server, except loading the AddIn in Outlook.

  • By default the add-in installs to %ProgramFiles(x86)%.

  • At this stage the add-in is registered on the computer (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE), but not loaded into a user's Outlook.

• There are two options to load the add-in for users:

  1. Use the outlook_jira_current_user.reg file from the setup directory to install the add-in to each end-user separately.

     • Registry values are written to HKCU (current user).

     • Use the Group Policy Registry Preference or the logon script to add the contents of the file to the registry of the add-in's users.

  2.  Use outlook_jira_local_maschine_office32bit_win32bit_and_office64bit_win64bit.reg or outlook_jira_local_machine_office32bit_win64bit.reg. To add the contents of the file to the registry of the add-in's machine (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).

     • Registry values are written to HKLM (local machine).

     • The add-in needs to be registered only once and will be loaded for all users. 

     • Please make sure to use the proper *.reg-file due to different bitnesses (32bit/64bit) of Outlook and Windows.

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