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title: "Migration from Data Center to Cloud"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/ANNOUNCE/858456315/Migration%20from%20Data%20Center%20to%20Cloud"
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# Description

This page explains:

- Migration support details for moving the app content from data center to cloud
- Differences between the data center and cloud version of the app

# Migration process

- <u>Confluence instance migration</u> - Use the [Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219672/confluence-cloud-migration-assistant?_ga=2.79281814.385750282.1572431071-748161253.1533556773&_gac=1.40698390.1571216476.EAIaIQobChMIsKTIr7Wg5QIVjA4rCh3XxAOtEAAYASAAEgKDgPD_BwE) app to migrate everything you need from Confluence Data Center to Confluence Cloud. [Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/cloud-migration-assistant-for-confluence-973486571.html) explains the step-by-step procedure to migrate the required content. As mentioned in the previous section, Atlassian does this job for you in most cases.
- <u>Jira instance migration</u> - Use the [Jira Cloud Migration Assistant](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1222010/jira-cloud-migration-assistant?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview) app to migrate everything you need from the Jira Data Center to Jira Cloud. [Jira Cloud Migration Assistant](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/use-the-jira-cloud-migration-assistant-to-migrate-from-server-to-cloud-993925215.html) explains the step-by-step procedure to migrate the required content. As mentioned in the previous section, Atlassian does this job for you in most cases.

# Feature support in data center and cloud versions of the app

### Announcer for Confluence

The following table lists the feature differences between data center and cloud versions of the app in Confluence:

| **Feature** | **Data Center** | **Cloud** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Creation of Announcements | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Announcement Types | :check_mark: Full Page<br>:check_mark: Dialog<br>:check_mark: Banner<br>:check_mark: Flag | :check_mark: Full Page<br>:check_mark: Dialog<br>:check_mark: Flag<br>:check_mark: Banner |  |
| Notification Icon Configuration<br>*Information, Warning, Error, Success, None* | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Visibility of Announcements | Confluence Spaces | Confluence Spaces |  |
| Automatic categorization of Active/Inactive notifications | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Status configuration on Announcements (Enable/Disable) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Anonymous user visibility configuration on Announcements | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Filtering Capabilities | :check_mark: By Space Category<br>:check_mark: By Space<br>:check_mark: By User Groups | :check_mark: By Space<br>:check_mark: By User Groups |  |
| Show Announcement upon every login | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Show for new users only | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Visibility of the Accept/Acknowledge button through Configuration | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Customizing the button (name) text | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Scheduling announcements | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Content-type support | :check_mark: HTML<br>:check_mark: Markdown<br>:check_mark: Plain Text | :check_mark: HTML<br>:check_mark: Markdown<br>:check_mark: Plain Text |  |
| Action supported on Announcements | :check_mark: Preview<br>:check_mark: Reset acknowledgments<br>:check_mark: Edit<br>:check_mark: Delete<br>:check_mark: Acknowledgment Report | :check_mark: Preview<br>:check_mark: Reset acknowledgments<br>:check_mark: Edit<br>:check_mark: Delete<br>:check_mark: Acknowledgment Report |  |
| Remind Me Later and related settings (global configuration)<br>- Enable/Disable Remind Me Later setting
- Remind me later text
- Mute period
- Explanation text | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Delegation Settings (global configuration) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Analytics collection setting (global configuration) - ‘Help Us Improve the Product’ | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Height setting for Dialog announcement: (global configuration) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Bypass full page announcement setting<br>(global configuration) | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| HTML Settings (global configuration) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| [Statuspage.io](http://Statuspage.io) integration | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Reflecting incidents from the associated [statuspage.io](http://statuspage.io) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |

### Announcer for Jira

The following table lists the feature differences between data center and cloud versions of the app in Jira:

| **Feature** | **Data Center** | **Cloud** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Creation of Announcements | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Announcement Types | :check_mark: Full Page<br>:check_mark: Dialog<br>:check_mark: Banner<br>:check_mark: Flag | :check_mark: Full Page<br>:check_mark: Dialog<br>:check_mark: Flag<br>:cross_mark: Banner |  |
| Notification Icon Configuration<br>*Information, Warning, Error, Success, None* | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Visibility of Announcements | Jira Projects | - Visible on Issue View screens
- Visible on the ‘Announcer for Jira’ dashboard gadget |  |
| Automatic categorization of Active/Inactive notifications | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Status configuration on Announcements (Enable/Disable) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Anonymous user visibility configuration on Announcements | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Filtering Capabilities | :check_mark: Project Category<br>:check_mark: Project<br>:check_mark: Project Role<br>:check_mark: User Groups | :cross_mark: Project Category<br>:check_mark: Project<br>:cross_mark: Project Role<br>:check_mark: User Groups |  |
| Show Announcement upon every login | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Show for new users only | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Visibility of the Accept/Acknowledge button | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Customizing the button (name) text | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Scheduling announcements | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Content-type support | :check_mark: HTML<br>:check_mark: Markdown<br>:check_mark: Plain Text | :check_mark: HTML<br>:check_mark: Markdown<br>:check_mark: Plain Text |  |
| Action supported on Announcements | :check_mark: Preview<br>:check_mark: Reset acknowledgments<br>:check_mark: Edit<br>:check_mark: Delete<br>:check_mark: Acknowledgment Report | :check_mark: Preview<br>:check_mark: Reset acknowledgments<br>:check_mark: Edit<br>:check_mark: Delete<br>:check_mark: Acknowledgment Report |  |
| Remind Me Later and related settings (global configuration)<br>- Enable/Disable Remind Me Later setting
- Remind me later text
- Mute period
- Explanation text | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Delegation Settings (global configuration) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Analytics collection setting (global configuration) - ‘Help Us Improve the Product’ | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| Height setting for Dialog announcement: (global configuration) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Bypass full page announcement setting<br>(global configuration) | :check_mark: | :cross_mark: |  |
| HTML Settings (global configuration) | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| [Statuspage.io](http://Statuspage.io) integration | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Reflecting incidents from the associated statuspage.io | :check_mark: | :check_mark: |  |
| Announcements visibility on the dashboard with Announcer for Jira (cloud) gadget | :cross_mark: | :check_mark: |  |

# Problem reporting

If you experience any problems or behavior changes that are unexpected, please refer to the list of [known issues](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ANNOUNCE/pages/60950101) and open a ticket with us from [here](https://appfire.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals).