Connect Sia to Microsoft Teams

For employees, managers, admins and owners

Sia can be added to Microsoft Teams in a few clicks, so you can chat with your HR assistant directly from where you work. Once the app is added and connected to your Simployer One account, you can ask questions, complete HR tasks, and receive notifications inside Teams.

1. First, download the Sia app ZIP file by clicking here

2. Open Microsoft Teams 

3. Click Apps in the left-hand menu

4. Under Apps, click on Manage your apps

5. Then, click on Upload an app 
   
   
   
   

6. Click on Upload a custom app and select the downloaded .zip file from step 1
   
   

   Note: 
   If you don’t see "Upload a custom app", your Microsoft Teams admin may have disabled custom app uploads. In that case, use the “Submit an app to your org” option instead and notify your IT/Microsoft Teams admin to accept your submission.

   
   

7. A pop-up window will be displayed, click on the button Add to install
   
   

8. Sia has now been installed! Click Open to open the chat

9. You will see a welcome message from Sia. Click Login to connect your Simployer One account.
   
   
   

10. You will be redirected to your browser to log in to Simployer One and set up the connection.

11. When the login is complete, return to Microsoft Teams. Sia is now ready to use.

Note: If you are asked to log in again later, it usually means your Simployer One session has expired. Logging in again will re-authenticate your account.

Quick start prompts

Once connected, try these prompts to get started:

• “help”

• “How many vacation days do I have left this year”

• “Show me my vacation balance”

• “Register sick leave for today”

• “What does our parental leave policy say”

What you can do with Sia in Teams

After Sia is connected to your Simployer One account, you can:

• Check your vacation balance and other personal HR information

• Register absences such as sick leave

• Find policy information based on your organization’s handbooks

• Respond to requests and notifications, such as approvals, inside Teams, depending on your role and access

You can explore more advanced prompts in the general Sia help article, including multi-step and suite-wide analysis. The capabilities are the same across Slack, Teams, and the web app, but this article focuses only on how to connect and start using Sia in Microsoft Teams.