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Troopr Check-ins help you run standups, retrospectives and other agile ceremonies async. 

1. Locate the Troopr Assistant app (one time)

If you can’t find Troopr under the App’s section on your Slack workspace, click on the Add App in the Slack sidebar and search for Troopr Assistant. Select Troopr so that it will start showing up under the Apps in Slack. We recommend that you star the Troopr Assistant app for easier accessiblity later.

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2. Create, run and get reports

Create a check-in for your team. Get reports of the team’s check-in answers. Read more about each check-in below. Read here on getting insights of the check-in reports. 

  1. Standup check-in
  2. Task check-in
  3. Retrospective check-in
  4. Retrospective Anonymous check-in
  5. Planning poker check-in
  6. Instant planning poker check-in
  7. Team mood check-in
  8. Team mood Anonymous check-in

3. Setup cross time zone check-in

When configuring Check-in for a team with members in different time zones, you may want them to respond at a time that corresponds to their time zone. Troopr allows you to schedule Check-ins to execute at the user's local time zone. Read more here. 

4. Setup checkin with external members

Setup a shared channel standup check-in with people outside of your organization. Read more here. 

5. Setup Jira integration

Troopr Check-ins are deeply integrated into your Jira projects. Jira issues referenced in Check-in responses are automatically expanded (unfurled) with a summary of the issue and a link. Read more here. Click here to connect to Jira to setup Jira integration.

6. Modify a check-in

Choose to edit the schedule, questions and reporting of the created check-ins. Read more here. 

7. Test run a Check-in

Do a test run on a Check-in to see how it works instantly. Read more here.

8. Administrator privileges

Check out the privileges exclusive to administrators. Read more here.

Check out other Check-in features

1.Trigger a check-in manually- Set up a Check-in that will be triggered manually and not on a schedule. Read more here. 

2. Enable/ Disable late submissions- By default, Troopr Check-ins allow for late submission. This means that even after the wait time is ended, participants can continue to answer the Check-in. Read more here to change the default settings. 

3. Get email reports- Send yourself an email containing the Check-ins report data over a period of time. Read more here. 

4. Setup Check-in holidays- Setup global holidays for the team, team check-in holidays or even planned absences for yourself or for another employee. 

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