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App availability on Jira hosting solutions:
When we developed Excel Connector (back in 2012), desktop applications w= here the most important. Every work station in company could have different= Excel version installed, or .NET version. From developers & testers pe= rspective it was a nightmare We were receiving requests, which app couldn=E2=80=99t fulfill at that= time. We worked very hard to make Excel Connector stable (with our bug fix= ing) while bringing new features.
But the World is changing and we had to do it too. We decided to move fo= rward with creating new generation of Excel Connector =E2=86=92 Exc= el 365 Connector. It is a completely new app (yet founded on same = principles), with different technology stack. We had to make new app from t= he ground up, encountering problems we didn=E2=80=99t expect. The main diff= erence is that apps for Office 365 suite, are more like an embedded website= s, than standalone programs. It was quite challenging, but we know what wer= e our goals:
Compatibility with Excel 365,
App MS Store listing: Connector for Jira
App availability for macOS users
Allowing to work in browser
We did all of that and Excel 365 Connector was release= d on !=
If you would like to know more here is a link to getting started section from app documentation
At the bottom of the site, there are login details for demo user, to pla= y around
We believe in the future Excel 365 Connector will fully replace Excel Co= nnector and we want to help you transition to this new sol= ution.
We would like to offer a special discount for our
For our Cloud clients: Finally, there are Promotions av= ailable on marketplace to grant discounts on Cloud apps!
App is available on MS Store and can be installed with few clicks (app n= eeds to be installed and licensed in Jira)
Availability for macOS users
Allowing to work in browser
Excel 365 Connector uses latest technology (compared to outdated .NET SD= K used in Excel Connector)
Enforced security - Excel 365 Connector communicates only over HTTPS
Cloud version uses oAuth 2.0
All users have the same app version
App will be updated automatically. It means that users will get:
Bugs fixed quicker - sometimes even before bug is noticed on customer en= d
New features available faster
Active data validation - you can see invalid fields even before sending = changes to Jira
Ability to select visible fields (columns) in sheet - huge performance i= mprovement
If you need data from any column - in fields configuration use show butt= on, data will be pull automatically
Since it=E2=80=99s a brand new product our customers have a huge impact = on the direction of development. Our current development focus on:
Ability to create issue structures: starting with tasks and subtasks
=Templates to be filled with data from issues