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title: "Create teams based on Jira teams"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2534278414/Create%20teams%20based%20on%20Jira%20teams"
format: markdown
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## Initial setup

The setup is described on the following page: [Jira Teams](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=bpedc&title=000%20Teams%20based%20on%20Jira%20teams&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=2534278414).

## Add Jira teams to a box

In the Teams module:

1. Click the **+** button.
2. Select **Create new team based on Jira team**
3. Select a Jira Cloud team and fill out the required fields.

![image-20250127-124325.png](media://d5d58e0b-40eb-4b29-905e-f127b763a705)

4. Click **Create**.

**Result**: new team appears on the list.  
Memberships and availability of team members are managed as normal.

![image-20250127-124434.png](media://eabfe471-58cd-4aac-9717-43fe47ff7130)

## Using the same Jira team in multiple boxes

You can’t create multiple box teams based on a single Jira team:

![image-20250127-125220.png](media://abea96a2-6d76-4542-bb98-244b5e17a124)

> ✅ You **can** assign the same BigPicture team to multiple boxes.

![Team based on Jira in multiple boxes.mp4](media://6b1fc135-cbe2-42da-8310-b88c3831994d)

## Synchronization

Synchronization of BigPicture teams with Jira teams has to be triggered manually. 

In a Teams module of a box:

1. Click **Synchronize **
2. Select Synchronize with Jira Cloud Teams.

![image-20250127-124900.png](media://fc93bd49-ad41-4f70-9408-d9e90d91014c)