What does one sync bot do?

One sync bot will sync tickets and comments between two boards or projects. For example, if you want to sync work from Jira Project A to Github Project B, that is one bot. If you also want to sync back from Github Project B to Jira Project A (i.e. those same 2 projects), that would still use the same single sync bot. So the total would be one sync bot to sync both ways between two projects. 

Below are examples of a sync setups that utilize one sync bot. We're using Jira and Github as examples but feel free to imagine those as your favorites apps instead:

  • One sync bot can: Sync tickets one way from a Jira project to a Github repo
  • One sync bot can: Sync tickets and comments one way from a Jira project to a Github repo
  • One sync bot can: Sync tickets both ways between a Jira project to a Github repo
  • One sync bot can: Sync tickets and comments both ways between a Jira project to a Github repo
One sync bot setup is represented by this view in Board Genius:

If you then wanted to sync from  Jira Project A to Github Project C, that would be an additional sync bot.

Each sync bot will be represented by a row on your " Syncs" page:

More complicated setups

Let's say you have one master project called "The Big Redesign" and you want to sync this project with 5 employees personal boards. This would require 5 sync bots to create the following scenario:

  1. Sync The Big Redesign with employee A's board
  2. Sync The Big Redesign with employee B's board
  3. Sync The Big Redesign with employee C's board
  4. Sync The Big Redesign with employee D's board
  5. Sync The Big Redesign with employee E's board