Installation

1. Log into your JIRA instance as an admin.

2. Click the admin dropdown and choose Atlassian Marketplace.
   The Manage add-ons screen loads.

3. Click Find new add-ons from the left-hand side of the page.

4. Locate Slack Integration via search.
   The appropriate add-on version appears in the search results.

5. Click Get it Now to install Slack Integration.
   You're prompted to log into MyAtlassian. Slack Integration begins to download.

6. Enter your information and click Generate license when redirected to MyAtlassian.

7. Click Apply license.
   If you're using an older version of UPM, you can copy and paste the license into your JIRA instance.

Connecting to Slack

Once you have installed the addon you will need to connect to your instance of Slack.   Click on the "Sign in with Slack" button shown below and follow the prompt to select and login to your instance of Slack.

Creating an Issue Notification for Slack

You can create a notification at an issue level that connects to one or more slack channels.  To do this navigate to the issue and select "create" in the Slack Integration section as shown below.

Add a channel name and channel topic.  You can also optionally invite a slack user to this channel as shown below.

The Events tab allows you to monitor which events you wish to turn on notifications.  This is shown in the screen below.  

The option tab allows you to remove notifications to Project and System channels.  

Creating a Project Notification for Slack

You can create a notification at a Project level that connects to one or more slack channels.  To do this navigate to the project screen in JIRA and in the left menu select "Slack Integration" and then select "create" as shown below.

Add a channel name and channel topic.  You can also optionally invite a slack user to this channel as shown below.

The filters tab allows you to filter out which type of events you require.  The screen is shown below.  

The Events tab allows you to monitor which events you wish to turn on notifications.  This is shown in the screen below.  

The option tab allows you to remove notifications to System channels and override any issue level notifications set.  

Creating a System Notification for Slack

You can create a notification at a System level that connects to one or more slack channels.  To do this navigate to the system screen in JIRA and in the left menu select "Slack Integration" and then select "create" as shown below.

Add a channel name and channel topic.  You can also optionally invite a slack user to this channel as shown below.

The filters tab allows you to filter out which type of events you require.  The screen is shown below.  

The Events tab allows you to monitor which events you wish to turn on notifications.  This is shown in the screen below.  

The option tab allows you to force all notifications to this channel regardless of any settings at the project or issue level.