"Is it a hassle to transfer tasks discussed in Microsoft Teams to GitHub?" Are you facing such a dilemma? It's common to leave task discussions in chat as they are or forget to manually register them in GitHub. When there's a lot of manual work, it can lead to overlooked tasks and fragmented information, hindering the progress of development.
That's why we recommend integrating Microsoft Teams with GitHub! By integrating, you can streamline task management while reducing manual work. This helps prevent overlooked tasks and strengthens the collaboration within the development team. Moreover, no programming is required for the setup. By utilizing templates, you can build a workflow with just a few clicks.
Why not connect Microsoft Teams and GitHub to create a smarter development environment?
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By using Yoom, you can easily integrate Microsoft Teams and GitHub without any code. Yoom provides pre-prepared templates for integrating Microsoft Teams and GitHub, so you can achieve integration immediately just by registering, even without API knowledge.
Create an Issue in GitHub when a message with specific conditions is received in Microsoft Teams.
■ Overview The "Create an Issue in GitHub when a specific condition message is received in Microsoft Teams" flow seamlessly integrates information sharing and task management within the team. It automatically detects messages containing important keywords in Microsoft Teams and registers them as Issues in GitHub, eliminating the need for manual input. This ensures a smooth transition from communication to development tasks, allowing for more efficient project progress management.
■ Recommended for - Members of development teams who use Microsoft Teams and GitHub on a daily basis - Leaders who want to automate the transfer of information from team communication to task management - Developers who spend a significant amount of time manually creating Issues - Project managers who want to prevent information oversight or omission - Teams experiencing challenges in managing tasks across multiple tools
■ Notices - Integrate each of Microsoft Teams and GitHub with Yoom. - Triggers can be selected at intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60 minutes. - Note that the shortest trigger interval varies by plan. - There are plans for Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) for home users and general corporate users (Microsoft365 Business), and authentication may fail if you are not subscribed to the general corporate plan.
What You Can Do by Integrating Microsoft Teams and GitHub
If you want to make interactions within your development team smoother, why not try integrating Microsoft Teams with GitHub? You can automatically create an issue in GitHub when a specific message is received, or send notifications to Teams when there is a new pull request, allowing you to manage tasks efficiently while reducing manual work. It helps prevent oversights and facilitates speedy information sharing, which is a major advantage.
You can experience the integration of Microsoft Teams and GitHub immediately by simply clicking "Try it out" on the automation example you're interested in and registering an account. Registration is completed in 30 seconds. Feel free to give it a try!
Create a GitHub Issue When a Message with Specific Conditions is Received in Microsoft Teams
When a message containing specific keywords is posted in Microsoft Teams, an issue is automatically created in GitHub. This eliminates the need to manually register tasks, ensuring that necessary tasks are reliably listed. Since you can convert chat interactions directly into tasks, there's no worry about overlooking anything, and the development process becomes smoother.
Create an Issue in GitHub when a message with specific conditions is received in Microsoft Teams.
■ Overview The "Create an Issue in GitHub when a specific condition message is received in Microsoft Teams" flow seamlessly integrates information sharing and task management within the team. It automatically detects messages containing important keywords in Microsoft Teams and registers them as Issues in GitHub, eliminating the need for manual input. This ensures a smooth transition from communication to development tasks, allowing for more efficient project progress management.
■ Recommended for - Members of development teams who use Microsoft Teams and GitHub on a daily basis - Leaders who want to automate the transfer of information from team communication to task management - Developers who spend a significant amount of time manually creating Issues - Project managers who want to prevent information oversight or omission - Teams experiencing challenges in managing tasks across multiple tools
■ Notices - Integrate each of Microsoft Teams and GitHub with Yoom. - Triggers can be selected at intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60 minutes. - Note that the shortest trigger interval varies by plan. - There are plans for Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) for home users and general corporate users (Microsoft365 Business), and authentication may fail if you are not subscribed to the general corporate plan.
Create a GitHub Issue When a Message is Posted in Microsoft Teams
You can automatically register content from conversations in Microsoft Teams as GitHub Issues. This eliminates the need to switch tools, allowing you to add tasks quickly. It makes it easier for the development team to manage tasks in a timely manner and prevents any tasks from being overlooked.
When a message is posted on Microsoft Teams, create an Issue on GitHub.
Let's Create a Microsoft Teams and GitHub Integration Flow
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In this article, we will explain how to set up a flow bot that "creates an issue in GitHub when a specific condition message is received in Microsoft Teams."
Flow Bot Setup Process
Integrate Microsoft Teams and GitHub with My Apps
Copy the template
Set up actions for Microsoft Teams and GitHub
Turn on the trigger to complete the flow setup
Create an Issue in GitHub when a message with specific conditions is received in Microsoft Teams.
■ Overview The "Create an Issue in GitHub when a specific condition message is received in Microsoft Teams" flow seamlessly integrates information sharing and task management within the team. It automatically detects messages containing important keywords in Microsoft Teams and registers them as Issues in GitHub, eliminating the need for manual input. This ensures a smooth transition from communication to development tasks, allowing for more efficient project progress management.
■ Recommended for - Members of development teams who use Microsoft Teams and GitHub on a daily basis - Leaders who want to automate the transfer of information from team communication to task management - Developers who spend a significant amount of time manually creating Issues - Project managers who want to prevent information oversight or omission - Teams experiencing challenges in managing tasks across multiple tools
■ Notices - Integrate each of Microsoft Teams and GitHub with Yoom. - Triggers can be selected at intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60 minutes. - Note that the shortest trigger interval varies by plan. - There are plans for Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) for home users and general corporate users (Microsoft365 Business), and authentication may fail if you are not subscribed to the general corporate plan.
Here, you will configure the settings to register the app information to be integrated with Yoom. After logging into the Yoom workspace, click "+ Add" on the My Apps screen.
A list of apps available in Yoom will be displayed. Search for the app you want to integrate using the search box and proceed to register it to My Apps.
Microsoft Teams
Select Microsoft Teams from the search results. You will be redirected to the Microsoft sign-in screen, where you will enter your Microsoft 365 login information.
Note: Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) has both personal and business plans (Microsoft 365 Business). If you are not subscribed to a business plan, authentication may fail.
After entering and adding the login information, the registration of Microsoft Teams to My Apps is complete.
GitHub
Search for GitHub in the search box and click on the app name to display the GitHub sign-in screen.
After entering your GitHub account information, click "Sign In" to complete the My App integration.
Step 2: Copy the Template
Once the My App integration is complete, proceed to set up the Flow Bot template. Please proceed to copy the template from the banner below.
Create an Issue in GitHub when a message with specific conditions is received in Microsoft Teams.
■ Overview The "Create an Issue in GitHub when a specific condition message is received in Microsoft Teams" flow seamlessly integrates information sharing and task management within the team. It automatically detects messages containing important keywords in Microsoft Teams and registers them as Issues in GitHub, eliminating the need for manual input. This ensures a smooth transition from communication to development tasks, allowing for more efficient project progress management.
■ Recommended for - Members of development teams who use Microsoft Teams and GitHub on a daily basis - Leaders who want to automate the transfer of information from team communication to task management - Developers who spend a significant amount of time manually creating Issues - Project managers who want to prevent information oversight or omission - Teams experiencing challenges in managing tasks across multiple tools
■ Notices - Integrate each of Microsoft Teams and GitHub with Yoom. - Triggers can be selected at intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60 minutes. - Note that the shortest trigger interval varies by plan. - There are plans for Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) for home users and general corporate users (Microsoft365 Business), and authentication may fail if you are not subscribed to the general corporate plan.
When the popup below appears, click "OK" to start the setup!
The copied template will be added to My Projects. You can access My Projects from the left menu bar.
Step 3: App Trigger "When a message is sent to the channel"
Click on the first step of the template to set the trigger (starting point) for the flow bot. In this step, you will configure the settings to specify a channel in Microsoft Teams.
(1/2) Select Your Account
Check the configured items and click "Next" to proceed.
Title
App
Account information connected to Microsoft Teams
Trigger action
(2/2) API Connection Settings for the App Trigger
Trigger Interval
Set the trigger interval for the flow bot. *The shortest trigger interval varies depending on your subscription plan.
Team ID
Click the edit field to display a list of linked teams. Select the team that contains the relevant channel. The ID will be quoted upon selection.
Channel ID
Similarly, click the edit field to display a dropdown menu with channel options. Select the channel to be linked.
Once channel selection is complete and a message is sent, return to the flow bot and click the "Test" button. Upon successful testing, the latest message content can be retrieved. In Yoom, the items obtained are called retrieved value.
Click on the second step of the template. In this step, you will configure the settings to extract only the comments to be registered in the Issue from the values obtained in Microsoft Teams. The light blue icon (indicating configured) is lit, but let's explain the contents.
(1/1) Specify Branch Conditions
The following items are pre-configured on this screen.
Branch Target Values
Operation: The options are as follows.
Retrieved value: The options are as follows.
Branch Condition
Since "Message Content" is selected in the retrieved value, the extraction condition is set to equal the value of the message content.
This time, "equals" is selected for the value, and the value is set to "issue Creation". The condition options are as follows.
To add more branch conditions, click "Add Another Condition".
*Notice
Branching is a feature (operation) available with some paid plans. In other cases, the operation of the configured flow bot will result in an error, so please be careful.
A 2-week free trial of the paid plan is available. During the free trial, you can use restricted apps and features (operations).
Click "Save" to proceed to the next step.
Step 5: Extract Data from Text
Click on the third step after branching. This step involves extracting items corresponding to tasks from the message. The light blue icon is lit, but let's explain the contents.
(1/2) Select Action
The following items are pre-configured.
Conversion Type
Click "Change" to display the following options.
The number of consumed tasks increases in proportion to the amount of text to be read, so please select the appropriate type.
Pre-configured with the output of the message obtained from Microsoft Teams, so no additional settings are required. By the way, this retrieved value is embedded by selecting an item from the dropdown menu displayed when you click the edit field.
Items to Extract
Pre-configured with the title and task content. No additional settings are required, but if you want to add items, separate them with commas.
Click "Test". If successful, items corresponding to the title and task content will be extracted.
Click "Save" to proceed to the next step.
Step 6: Integrate with App "Create Issue"
Click on the fourth step of the template. In this step, you will configure the settings to create a new GitHub Issue based on the extracted text.
(1/2) Select Linked Account and Action
Check the configured items and click "Next" to proceed.
(2/2) API Connection Settings
Title
Pre-configured with the retrieved value of the "Title" from the extracted text, so no additional settings are required. This retrieved value is embedded by selecting a candidate from the dropdown menu displayed when you click the edit field.
After confirming the title, scroll down.
Comment
Edit the comment to be registered in the Issue. Pre-configured with the retrieved value of the description extracted from the text. The dropdown menu displayed when you click the edit field also shows the retrieved values from Microsoft Teams, so create a clear template by quoting the sender or message ID.
Assignee
Optional setting, but if there is a fixed assignee, entering the GitHub username will make registration smoother.
Once the required fields are filled, click "Test". If successful, a new GitHub Issue can be created.
Step 7 (Final): Turn ON the App Trigger
Once all steps are configured, a completion screen will be displayed.
Turn ON the trigger to activate the flow bot.
The trigger can be toggled ON/OFF from the top left toggle. The flow bot setup is easily completed without programming. In the next part, we will introduce a flow bot template starting from GitHub.
If you want to integrate GitHub data with Microsoft Teams
Notify Microsoft Teams when a Pull Request is created in GitHub
When a new Pull Request is created in GitHub, a notification is automatically sent to Microsoft Teams. This allows team members to immediately be aware of changes, facilitating smooth code review responses and making development progress more efficient. Automatic change notifications help prevent missing Pull Requests and make overall project management easier.
When a Pull Request is created on GitHub, notify Microsoft Teams.
■ Overview The flow "Notify on Microsoft Teams when a Pull Request is created on GitHub" is a business workflow to facilitate communication within the development team. When a new Pull Request occurs on GitHub, a notification is automatically sent to Microsoft Teams, allowing all team members to share information in real-time. This prevents review delays and makes project progress more efficient.
■ Recommended for: - Development team leaders who frequently use GitHub and Microsoft Teams - Engineers who find managing and notifying Pull Requests cumbersome - Those who want to strengthen team communication and ensure smooth project progress - IT personnel in companies seeking to automate and optimize business workflows using Yoom
■ Remarks - Connect GitHub and Microsoft Teams with Yoom. - Trigger intervals can be selected from 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes. - Please note that the shortest trigger interval varies depending on the plan. - Please ensure you are subscribed to a general corporate plan (Microsoft365 Business) as authentication may fail if using a personal plan or not subscribed to a general corporate plan.
Notify Microsoft Teams when a new Issue is created on GitHub
By notifying Microsoft Teams of new Issue creation, you can keep track of Issue creation without having to check GitHub. This allows you to automatically share necessary information while reducing manual work, making the entire team's workflow smoother. Why not enhance communication and make your development projects more comfortable?
When a new issue is created on GitHub, notify Microsoft Teams.
Other Automation Examples Using Microsoft Teams and GitHub APIs
In addition to integration with GitHub, it is possible to automate various tasks using the Microsoft Teams API. If you find something interesting, please feel free to try it out!
Examples of Microsoft Teams Automation
You can link received messages to other tools or notify updates from other tools.
Notify Microsoft Teams when a ticket is updated in Zendesk.
■Overview The flow "Notify Microsoft Teams when a ticket is updated in Zendesk" is a business workflow that enhances the efficiency of customer support operations and promotes information sharing within the team. By utilizing Yoom's API integration, it automatically sends notifications to Microsoft Teams when a ticket is updated in Zendesk. This allows the entire support team to quickly grasp the latest situation, enabling prompt responses.
■Recommended for ・Customer support personnel who feel information sharing is cumbersome when using both Zendesk and Microsoft Teams ・Team leaders who want to share quick ticket update information within the support team ・IT personnel who wish to manage Zendesk tickets more smoothly ・Executives looking to improve work efficiency through workflow automation
■Cautions ・Please integrate Zendesk and Microsoft Teams with Yoom. ・Zendesk is an application available only on Team Plan and Success Plan. In the case of Free Plan or Mini Plan, the flow bot operations and data connect that are set will result in errors, so please be cautious. ・Paid plans such as Team Plan or Success Plan offer a 2-week free trial. You can use restricted apps during the free trial. ・Triggers can be set to intervals of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. ・The shortest trigger interval may vary depending on the plan, so please be cautious. ・Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) has personal and general corporate plans (Microsoft365 Business). There may be authentication failures if you are not subscribed to the general corporate plan.
This flow notifies Microsoft Teams of the Outlook email content that matches specific subject conditions.
■Notes ・Please integrate Yoom with both Outlook and Microsoft Teams. ・The trigger interval can be set to 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes. ・Please note that the shortest trigger interval varies depending on the plan. ・Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) has home plans and general corporate plans (Microsoft365 Business), and there might be authentication failures if you are not subscribed to the general corporate plan.
■Overview The 'Create a page in Notion when a message is posted on Microsoft Teams' workflow is a business workflow designed to streamline communication within the team and centralize information management. By automatically generating a detailed page in Notion when an important message is posted on Microsoft Teams, it prevents information leaks and duplication, allowing smooth information sharing across the entire team.
■Recommended for - Team leaders who use Microsoft Teams and Notion regularly and feel challenges in information management - Business personnel who want to automatically record and organize important conversations and messages within the team - Executives who want to save the trouble of manually transcribing information and improve business efficiency
■Notes - Please link Microsoft Teams, Notion, and Yoom. - Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) has plans for households and general corporations (Microsoft365 Business), and authentication may fail if you have not subscribed to the general corporation plan.
■Overview The "Notify Microsoft Teams when a schedule is updated in Google Calendar" workflow contributes to rapid information sharing. You can immediately notify schedule changes, helping prevent oversights.
■Recommended for - Those who manage schedules using Google Calendar - Teams using Google Calendar to share schedules but often miss updates - Those who want to quickly grasp schedule updates and progress work efficiently - Users of Microsoft Teams as a communication tool - Daily users of Microsoft Teams who want to keep track of team schedule changes - Project managers who want to swiftly check team members' schedule updates
■Notes - Please integrate Google Calendar and Microsoft Teams with Yoom. - You can select the trigger interval from 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 minutes. - Note that the shortest trigger interval varies depending on the plan. - Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) has home and business plans (Microsoft365 Business), and authentication may fail if not subscribed to the business plan.
■Overview The "Notify Participant Information to Microsoft Teams When Zoom Webinar Ends" workflow is a business workflow that automatically shares participant data to Microsoft Teams after a webinar. Manually transferring participant information from a webinar held on Zoom to Microsoft Teams is time-consuming and tedious. By automatically notifying participant information to Microsoft Teams after the webinar ends, you can share information smoothly. This is expected to improve efficiency and prevent mistakes.
■Recommended for ・Personnel who frequently hold Zoom webinars and find it tedious to share participant information ・Businessmen who use Microsoft Teams regularly and want to strengthen integration with other tools ・Team leaders who want to reduce errors associated with manual information transfer and automate business processes
■Notes ・Please integrate with both Zoom and Microsoft Teams through Yoom. ・The trigger allows you to select an activation interval of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. ・Be aware that the minimum activation interval may vary depending on the plan. ・Microsoft365 (formerly Office365) has both family and business plans (Microsoft365 Business). If you are not subscribed to the business plan, authentication may fail.
■Overview The 'Create a GitHub Issue based on Discord Post Content' workflow streamlines task management. Issue creation is completed through chat operations only, improving convenience.
■Recommended for ・Those using Discord for project or task communication ・Teams using Discord for information sharing but often missing important messages ・Those who want to efficiently reflect task progress or issues on GitHub ・Those managing tasks or Issues on GitHub ・Those who want to quickly record important information on GitHub and proceed with speedy responses ・Project managers who want an easy overview of team members’ task situations
■Notes ・Please connect each of Discord and GitHub with Yoom. ・Triggers can be set to intervals of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. ・Please note that the shortest trigger interval varies depending on the plan.
■Overview When using GitHub and GitLab together, do you find that Issue management becomes scattered and manual information syncing is burdensome? Manual transcription not only takes time but also tends to cause missed updates and entry mistakes. By using this workflow, when an Issue is created or updated on GitHub, an Issue is automatically created on GitLab as well, helping resolve these challenges and streamline collaboration in the development process.
■Recommended for ・Development teams that use GitHub and GitLab across multiple projects ・Those who spend time manually copying Issues and want to focus on core development work ・Project managers who want to prevent information-sharing omissions or delays in the development process
■Notes ・Please connect Yoom with both GitHub and GitLab. ・You can select the trigger interval at 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes. ・Please note that the minimum trigger interval varies by plan.
Integrating Microsoft Teams with GitHub makes task management incredibly smooth! By automatically registering messages containing specific keywords as GitHub Issues, you can significantly reduce manual work. This helps prevent overlooking tasks and transcription errors, allowing the entire team to share progress in a timely manner. Moreover, no programming knowledge is required. By using templates, anyone can set it up quickly.
To reduce unnecessary work and maximize the productivity of your development team, be sure to take advantage of the integration between Microsoft Teams and GitHub!
With Yoom, you can easily build the kind of collaboration described here without programming knowledge.
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