Microsoft Teams

Business and Pro users can sign up and log in to MeisterTask using their existing Microsoft Office 365 Business or Education account (SSO)


MeisterTask is available as a tab in Microsoft Teams, which you can add to any of your team's channels. This allows you to display and manage project boards without ever leaving Microsoft Teams.


Video: MeisterTask for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace that’s part of Office 365.

Take a look at this video to see how it works: 


Setting Up the Microsoft Teams Integration

Step One: Enable 3rd Party Apps in Teams:

 

  1. Head to the Teams Admin Center.
  2. Click Teams apps on the left sidebar.
  3. Click Manage apps in the drop-down menu.
  4. Click Org-wide app settings in the top-right corner of the interface.
  5. Scroll to Third-party apps on the right-hand sidebar.
  6. Make sure the Third-party apps option is toggled on.

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Step Two: Enable the Integration in Microsoft Azure:

 

  1. Open Microsoft Azure.
  2. Open the left sidebar by clicking the three dashes in the top-left corner.
  3. Click Azure Active Directory from the left sidebar.
  4. Click Enterprise application on the left sidebar.
  5. Click Meister.
  6. Open Properties in the left sidebar.
  7. Click Yes next to "Enable for users to sign-in?"

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  8. Now click Permissions on the left sidebar.
  9. Click Grant admin consent for MeisterLabs GmbH.

Using the Microsoft Teams Integration

Once you've set up the integration, you can display and manage your MeisterTask project boards easily.

To create a new project, simply:

 

  1. Log into Microsoft Teams.
  2. Click on MeisterTask under Teams on the left sidebar.
  3. Click the plus icon (+).
  4. Select MeisterTask from the group of apps that appear.
  5. Check the box that says Create a new Project.
  6. Add a project and tab name - the tab name is how the project will appear in Microsoft Teams.
  7. Click Save.

To add an existing project to Microsoft Teams, simply:

 

  1. Log into Microsoft Teams.
  2. Click on MeisterTask under Teams on the left sidebar.
  3. Click the + on the right-hand side of the menu across the top.
  4. Select MeisterTask from the group of apps that appear.
  5. Check the box that says Pick an existing Project.

Once a project is open in Microsoft Teams, you can interact with it just as you would in the full MeisterTask web app.


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