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Setup a Jira service account
Updated
by Brian Mohr
What to know
- End users need to connect their Slack and Jira accounts.
- If not connected, the bot will perform actions as the person that setup the bot connection to Jira.
- Service accounts are Jira accounts that are not tied directly to an individual user
How to setup

- Create the Jira account
- Make this user an admin in Jira
- Check Permissions Schemes for the following permissions have to be granted:
- Browse Project
- Create Issue
- Comment on Issue
- Edit Issue
- Transition Issue
- Add Attachment
- Add the service account to the relevant Project Role in each project to ensure it has access to perform all actions
- Go to https://account.nextup.ai
- Scroll down to the "main authorized user"
- Click "change"
- Authenticate as that user (make sure it is not logged in as you).