We are pleased to announce our latest features with Microsoft Outlook for Jira newest release v4.2.0.
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New Features
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Issue Detail Screen
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You can now easily open any issue directly from Microsoft Outlook for Jira by simply pressing on the issue. Not just that! You see a field you want to edit? Simply press on it and change it to your desired value.
Support Issue Suggestion on Search
You just created a new issue and lost it? Or you just recently updated an existing issue and wish to easily access it? We got you covered! When searching for an issue, we now offer you a list of suggested issues for quick access.
Support Creating New Customers
Are you a Jira Agent with permission to create customers from the portal? Then this solution will save you time. You no longer have to switch back to Jira to create a new customer, you can easily do it from Microsoft Outlook for Jira by entering the customer email in the "On behalf of" or "reporter" fields.
Support Labeling Customers
If you are an agent and you want to know if the user you are picking is a customer or not? We now support adding a tag "customer" next to each customer. In addition, you will see a "new" tag if the customer has been created recently from Microsoft Outlook for Jira.
Support quick comment from issue card quick actions
view the Issue Detail screen when you open an issue from the search bar or from the related issues.
Inline Editing
You can now write and edit content straight from the Issue Detail screen.
View Recent Issues in Issue Search
Searching for issues will be much easier now with the drop-down option that shows you the five most recent issues you'd been working on to quicken the process
Create New Customers
You can now create new customers from the 'On Behalf of' and 'Reporter' fields.
Add Tags Next to Customer Names
One new feature that can help with filtering and improving categorization is the ability to now add tags next to customer names. Such us whether they're new customers or if they are existing ones.
Add Comments Quickly
There's an easier way to add comments to issues now, simply by doing it through the quick actionsAdding a comment cannot be easier! We added a quick action on the issue card that allows you to easily add a comment without having to switch screens.