Installing the Jive App for Microsoft Teams

Jive App for Microsoft Teams is installed on Microsoft Teams.

Before installing Jive App for Microsoft Teams on Microsoft Teams, you must do the following:

Attention: You must be a Microsoft Teams administrator to install the Jive App for Microsoft Teams.

To install Jive App for Microsoft Teams on Microsoft Teams:

  1. Open Microsoft Teams and go to Apps.
  2. Click Upload a custom app and select Upload for <your organization>.


  3. Select the ZIP file you have been provided and click Open.

    Wait a few seconds for the app to install. Once the Jive App for Microsoft Teams is installed, it appears in your list of available apps.



    Note: Once installed, the app becomes available to all users, but it needs additional configuration before it can be used.

Add the Jive App for Microsoft Teams app to the user's apps list

  1. Click on the app tile in Microsoft Teams to open the app details.

    A screenshot of adding the Jive App for Microsoft Teams app to the user's app list
  2. Click Add to 'activate' the app for your user. This is a necessary step for every user that wishes to use the app in Microsoft Teams. The installation done in Step 3 merely makes it available.

    Once the app is added, you can test and use the Jive Search.


    A screenshot of searching Jive from Microsoft Teams