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In today's world, where remote work is becoming more prevalent, many companies manage their code and projects with GitLab while interacting with their teams via Microsoft Teams. However, do you feel challenges such as wanting to share development progress more smoothly or finding it cumbersome to check the latest task information?
To solve these issues, you should consider utilizing the integration of GitLab and Microsoft Teams!
By combining these two, you can share GitLab task updates and progress in a timely manner, which can enhance the overall productivity of the development team.
In this article, we will explain in detail what can be automated through integration and the steps to set up the actual integration flow. If you want to reduce manual workload and create a smarter development environment, be sure to read to the end!
By using Yoom, you can easily integrate GitLab and Microsoft Teams without any code. Yoom provides pre-prepared templates for integrating GitLab and Microsoft Teams, so you can achieve integration immediately just by registering, even without API knowledge.
By integrating the APIs of GitLab and Microsoft Teams, you can automatically link GitLab data to Microsoft Teams!
For example, you can automatically perform data integration like the following without human intervention.
This flow is recommended for development teams that use GitLab for project management and Microsoft Teams as a communication tool for the team.
Since the information of Issues created in GitLab can be shared with the team in a timely manner, it is expected to speed up the response.
This is a flow that automatically notifies Microsoft Teams when an issue is updated in GitLab.
By ensuring that the entire team can promptly grasp the latest information on issues, it facilitates smooth responses and contributes to strengthening internal collaboration.
This flow is recommended for those who use GitLab and Microsoft Teams in their work and want to smoothly share important information about Issues based on specific keywords within the team, as well as for project managers who require prompt responses.
Let's dive in and create a flow that integrates GitLab with Microsoft Teams!
This time, we'll proceed with the integration of GitLab and Microsoft Teams using Yoom in a no-code manner.
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This time, we will create a flow bot that "notifies Microsoft Teams when an issue is created in GitLab".
The creation process is broadly divided as follows.
First, let's register GitLab and Microsoft Teams as My Apps for the settings we will use this time.
By completing the My Apps registration in advance, you can smoothly proceed with the subsequent automation settings.
1. Register GitLab as My App
First, we will link the GitLab app.
Click "My Apps" on the left side of the Yoom screen and select "Add" displayed on the right. Enter GitLab in the search window and select from the displayed options.
Enter the "Username or Main Email Address" and "Password" of the GitLab you want to link with Yoom. After entering the information, click [Sign In].
When you click, an authentication code will be sent to the email address of the account you are linking.
Check the authentication code in the email and enter it.
2. Register Microsoft Teams as My App
Next, register Microsoft Teams as My App.
Similarly, enter Microsoft Teams in the search window and select from the displayed options.
Note: Microsoft 365 (formerly Office365) has a home plan and a general business plan (Microsoft 365 Business), and if you are not subscribed to the general business plan, authentication may fail.
Enter your account information.
Once the sign-in is complete, you will automatically return to the My Apps screen, and the Microsoft Teams link will be completed.
If GitLab and Microsoft Teams are displayed in My Apps, the registration is complete!
From here, we will proceed with setting up the integration flow!
To make it easy to set up, we will use a template. Click "Try it" on the banner below to copy the template.
When you copy, the following screen will be displayed. Click "OK" and proceed with the settings!
First, set up the trigger to activate the flowbot.
In this step, configure it so that when an issue is created in GitLab, it is retrieved using Yoom's API, and the flowbot is automatically activated.
Click on "When an issue is created" in the copied template.
The following screen will be displayed, so check to ensure there are no mistakes with the account linked in Step 1, and click "Next".
Next, set up the API connection.
First, set the trigger activation interval. Select from the dropdown.
*You can choose trigger activation intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes. Please note that the shortest activation interval varies depending on the plan.
Next, enter the "Project ID".
Click on the "Project ID" field, and candidates will be displayed from the linked account, so select from the candidates.
After completing the settings, create an issue within the specified project in GitLab for testing.
After creation, return to the Yoom settings screen and execute "Test". If the test is successful, the output will be retrieved, so check the content and "Save".
*About the Output
By conducting a test, you can retrieve output from the linked app. This output can be used as a value when setting subsequent operations, and it will be a variable value each time the flowbot is activated. For more details, please refer to here.
Next, set up automatic notifications to Microsoft Teams when an issue is created in GitLab.
Click on "Send a message to a channel" in the red frame below.
When you click, the following screen will be displayed. Check to ensure there are no mistakes with the account linked in Step 1, and click "Next".
Next, set up the API connection. The following screen will be displayed, so enter the required fields.
Click on the field to display candidates from the linked account.
Select the "Team ID" and "Channel ID" you want to automatically notify when an issue is created in GitLab from the candidates.
Next, set the content of the message to be automatically notified.
Here, set it using a template and quoting the output obtained during the trigger setting.
For text that can be fixed and used every time, enter a fixed value as a template. (For example, "The following issue has been created. Please check.")
For parts you want to notify with variable values according to the content of each issue, set it using the output. (For example, "Issue ID" or "Description")
This time, I set it up as follows!
After completing the settings, execute "Test" and confirm that it is correctly notified to Microsoft Teams. After confirmation, "Save".
After completing the settings, the following screen will be displayed. Turn the trigger "ON" and confirm that the flowbot is operating normally.
All settings are now complete. Thank you for your hard work!
This time, we introduced how to link data from GitLab to Microsoft Teams, but if you want to link data from Microsoft Teams to GitLab, please also use the template below.
This is a flow that automatically creates issues in GitLab based on content posted in Microsoft Teams.
It eliminates the hassle of manually creating issues, allowing you to allocate the freed-up resources to other core tasks.
This flow focuses on specific keywords and automatically creates an issue based on the content posted in Microsoft Teams.
It is recommended for developers who want to save the effort of manually creating issues and for those who wish to centralize communication and task management.
Beyond integration with Microsoft Teams, it is possible to automate various tasks using GitLab's API. If any of these interest you, please feel free to try them out!
You can automatically notify a chat tool when a new issue is created on GitLab, or automatically create issues on GitLab based on information from other tools.
It is possible to automatically create schedules based on content posted on Microsoft Teams and automatically notify Microsoft Teams with information from various tools.
How was it? By integrating GitLab with Microsoft Teams, sharing development status becomes smoother, and you can expect an improvement in team productivity. It reduces the hassle of checking progress each time and enables a speedy development flow.
Yoom allows anyone to easily integrate GitLab with Microsoft Teams without any programming knowledge! If you're thinking, "Can it really be that easy...?" or "I might want to try it out...", please go ahead and create a free account first. Registration takes just 30 seconds! After registering, you can immediately experience the integration of GitLab and Microsoft Teams.
The integration flow can be customized, so please create a flow that suits your company's operations!
Yoom makes <span class="mark-yellow">daily tasks easier and more efficient.</span> Wouldn't you like to reduce your team's workload and establish a smoother development environment? First, try setting up the integration flow by referring to this article!
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