...
...
...
...
| Excerpt |
|---|
Learn how to attach files and folders for your customers with the Google Drive Connector app. |
...
| Table of Contents | ||
|---|---|---|
|
...
About the Google Drive Connector app on Jira Service Management
The Google Drive Connector app on Jira Service Management projects works the same way as in the regular Jira projects, with some extra features. You can attach files and folders to share knowledge with your team, and now you can also do it for your customers.
...
On this page, we'll show you how to do just that, from the issue view and the file manager, while setting the appropriate permissions, helping you and your team to keep all the information updated and in one place. If you only want to attach for your team, check the https://teamfiles.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TFD/pages/383713328/Attaching+files+and+folders+to+issues page.
...
Attaching files and folders for customers from the issue view
...
...
Adding the Google Drive Connector app to the issue
By default, Jira hides installed apps. So, the first step is to add the Google Drive Connector app to your issue.
...
Instructions:
...
Click the
...
"
...
Google Drive
...
" button
...
below the issue title.
| Tip |
|---|
And that's it. The app will load below the issue description and |
...
always appear when you return to that issue |
...
(but |
...
you can hide it again). |
...
Remember to add the app to the issue when you attach files and folders
...
from the file manager.
Selecting the files and folders to attach
With the app in place, you can now start attaching files and folders.
...
Instructions:
Click the "Attach for customer" button.
Browse your connected folders in the Google Drive Connector dialog. If you haven't connected any, you can do that so now. You can also connect more folders from the context menu as you would in the file manager.
...
Click the checkbox to select the files and folders you want to attach
...
. They will appear in the live preview pane on the right side.
You can now click the "Customer Permissions" tab or
...
the "Attach" button if you don't need to grant any permissions.
| Info |
|---|
...
Customers can't download or edit files attached to the issue by default. |
...
Setting permissions
The attached files and folders for customers are always visible but only editable and downloadable if you allow it.
...
Instructions:
...
Click the "Customer Permissions" tab in the Google Drive Connector dialog.
Click the toggle buttons to grant
...
additional permissions to customers.
If you
...
selected all the files you wanted to attach, click the "Attach" button. Otherwise, click the "Attachments" tab to select more. The permissions you selected will also apply.
| Tip |
|---|
All done. Your attached files and folders are now visible on the issue page and the customer portal. |
...
| Info |
|---|
The attached files and folders for customers have a white background. In contrast, the files and folders shared with the team have a light yellow background to help you distinguish them the same way Jira differentiates messages for the customer and internal notes. |
...
Attaching files and folders for customers from the file manager
In Jira Service Management, you can attach files and folders to your issues directly from the file manager, accessible from the sidebar, whether
...
for your team or customers.
...
Selecting the files and folders to attach
...
Instructions:
In the file manager, navigate your connected folders until you can see the file or folder you want to attach to an issue.
Open the context menu of the file or folder to attach.
Click the "Attach for Customer" option.
Select the issue where you want to attach the file or folder. You can use the search field to look for a particular issue or even use the JQL search.
You can now click the "Customer Permissions" tab or click the "Attach" button if you don't need to grant any permissions.
| Info |
|---|
...
Customers can't download or edit files attached to the issue by default. |
Setting permissions
...
Instructions:
...
Click the "Customer Permissions" tab in the Google Drive Connector dialog.
Click the toggle buttons to grant
...
additional permissions to customers.
If you already selected the issue, click the "Attach" button. Otherwise, click the "Issues" tab to choose one.
| Tip |
|---|
All done. Your attached file or folder is now visible on the customer portal. You can click the "View issue" button to jump to the issue page. |
...
| Info |
|---|
The attached files and folders for customers have a white background. In contrast, the ones shared with the team have a light yellow background to help you distinguish them the same way Jira differentiates messages for the customer and internal notes. |
You need to add the app to the issue page to view the attached files and folders from the file manager.
...
Removing attached files and folders for customers
...
You can remove specific files and folders attached to an issue at any moment.
...
Instructions:
Click the "Manage" button.
Click the "Unlink" button
...
on the files and folders you want to remove.
Click the "Done" button.
| Tip |
|---|
All done. Your files and folders are safe and sound in your storage place but no longer connected to the issue. |
| Note |
|---|
This action is undoable, but you can attach the files and folders again. |
...
Hiding the app
You can also hide the entire app on the issue page while keeping all the files and folders attached. Files and folders attached for customers are always visible in the customer portal.
...
Instructions:
Click the context menu
...
in the top right corner.
Click the "Hide Team File" option.
| Tip |
|---|
All done. Your files and folders are still attached to the issue but not visible. To show them again, add the app back. |
...
Wrap up
Now you know how to attach files and folders for your customers. Don't forget you can attach files and folders just for your team.
If you still have questions about attaching files and folders to your issues, visit our support portal and send us your questions. Our team is always happy to help.
...