Jira Email Helper Not Working

Question

We have setup a Jira Service Desk project and added all internal staff as customers. Theses customers also have Jira licenses.  I am the admin of the project.

Currently staff sends an email for a service requests to a common Outlook 365 IT Inbox. We want/need to allow staff to email the IT Inbox and have the Jira Email Helper pull it and create a service ticket.

When I send an email to the IT Inbox, the Jira Email Handler does pick it up and create an issue, however it does not send me a 'issue creation' email notification.

When an internal user (someone who is already in the project as a customer) sends an email to the IT Inbox, the Jira Email Handler does not pick up the email and create an issue, nor send a create issue notification.

If we use the Jira Service Desk generated email and send a request via email or through the email form, everything works.

1.) I know the Jira Email Handler works because it works when I submit an email request. (maybe because I am the admin)

2.) The Jira Email Helper does not work when an internal staff (customer) sends an email request.

3.) Everything works perfectly when/if anyone used the Jira Service Project created email or form.

Any thoughts or insight?

Terry

Jack Brickey · Answer

Ah, so you must use the JSM email handler not the JSW/JSM email handler. At least if you want it to work properly.

Terry Middleton · Answer

@Jack Brickey  - thank you for your reply.

No, the "IT inbox" is not setup from inside the project.  It is at the Jira System level.  Jira > Administration > Application Settings > Jira > Incoming Mail.

The reason I did not setup the custom email request handler in the project was because in the documentation, it says (maybe I misunderstood) that it will delete all the emails after reading them in.  We can not have this.

A.) not all emails going to the common "IT inbox" are to create service issues, and

B.) Until I get this working, I need to keep the emails alive.

When we use the project's email channel (form), or send an email directly to that the project created email address, everything works perfectly.

The problem is that our install staff send requests to the common "IT inbox".

I would agree with common sense that would suggest everyone just start sending requests to a different address or use the Jira Project Email Channel form, which we may end up having to do, however for the sake of keeping our internal processes the same, I need to allow the internal staff to keep sending requests to the "IT inbox".

If you know that Jira DOES NOT delete all the emails after reading them in from the customer email handler at the project level, that I will absolutely try that.  No sure why it deletes the emails, but that is the reason I chose to create the Email Handler at the Jira System level.

Terry

Jack Brickey · Answer

Hi @Terry Middleton ,

I assume that the "IT inbox" email is setup as your custom email request handler (project settings > email requests). Here are a few things I am interested to check:

* For the individual that is sending email when issue is not created please check the email logs - project settings > email requests > view logs. What does the failure tell you?
* can you verify that the user is indeed listed as a Customer
* i assume the user isn't also configured as an agent?
* can you please check the notification scheme for Issue created and assess if you get notified?
* can you check the Customer notifications under project settings for issue created to ensure it is enabled?