Core Concepts and Navigation

Streams
Roles
Three-Phase Meeting Flow
Settings
Navigation
Documentation Map
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NASA organizes meetings around three core concepts: Streams, Roles, and a three-phase meeting flow (Prepare, Meet, Document). This page introduces each concept and links to detailed documentation.

Streams

A Stream is a recurring meeting tied to a Jira board. Each stream has its own participants, roles, schedule, questions, and meeting history. You can belong to multiple streams with different roles in each.

Stream types cannot be converted

You cannot convert an existing stream between Standup and Team Meeting types. Create a new stream with the correct meeting type instead.

Streams Overview lists all configured meeting streams with their type, board, roles, and schedule.

NASA supports two meeting types per stream:

	Standup	Team Meeting
Purpose	Quick daily status updates	In-depth topic-based discussions
Duration	10-15 minutes	30+ minutes
Structure	Per-person updates	Topic-based agenda
Timer	Per user or total meeting	Per agenda topic
Item creation during meeting	No	Yes (Scrum Master/Coverer only)
Planning Poker	No	Yes

For details on creating and managing streams, see Meeting Streams.

Roles

Each stream assigns one of three roles to every participant:

Role	Key Permissions
Scrum Master	Create/delete streams, start/end meetings, configure all settings
Coverer	Same as Scrum Master except cannot delete the stream
Participant	Prepare updates, attend meetings, react with emojis

Roles are set per stream - a user can be Scrum Master in one stream and Participant in another. Roles cannot be changed during a live meeting.

For the full permissions matrix, see User Roles & Permissions.

Three-Phase Meeting Flow

Every meeting follows the same cycle:

My Update shows the preparation area with structured questions (left) and the Suggested Issues panel with Jira issues from the linked board (right).

Prepare (My Update) - Add Jira issues, Confluence pages, text items, and answer structured questions before the meeting starts.
Meet (Live Meeting) - Join the lobby, run through the agenda with timers, flag follow-up items, react with emojis, and create issues on the fly (Team Meetings only).
Document (Team Journal) - The app automatically records the final meeting state. Browse past meetings, view statistics, and export to Confluence.

Settings

Stream settings are organized into 7 tabs: General, Users, Time & Date, Notifications, Automation, Data Sources, and Filters. Scrum Masters and Coverers can access all settings tabs. Participants can view Data Sources and Filters.

For details on each settings tab, see Meeting Settings.

NASA is accessed via the Jira sidebar under Apps > NASA - Not Another Standup App. The app interface has two navigation elements:

Sidebar (left): My Update, My Overview, Team Journal, Settings, Streams Overview
Stream selector (top): Dropdown to switch between streams

For a visual walkthrough of every screen, see NASA Interface.

Documentation Map

Page	Description
Meeting Streams	What streams are, how to create and manage them
User Roles & Permissions	Permissions matrix for Scrum Master, Coverer, and Participant
NASA Interface	Visual reference for every screen in the app
Meeting Types	Standup vs. Team Meeting differences
Meeting Templates	11 pre-configured templates for common ceremonies
Meeting Settings	All 7 settings tabs explained
Getting Started	Step-by-step first-time setup tutorial
Features	Stream-Based Workflow, Planning Poker, Context Fields, and more
User Guides by Role	Scrum Master Guide and Participant Guide

Getting Started - First-time setup and orientation
Meeting Types - Standup vs Team Meeting comparison
User Roles & Permissions - Scrum Master, Coverer, and Participant roles
Meeting Settings - Configure stream settings