How to create a status in Jira for company-managed projects
First, start by selecting “Company managed project” then go to “Project settings” where you can choose “Workflows” in the left-hand panel. Click on the “Edit” icon, then “+Add status”, and choose the one you want from the available list; or you can create a new one, up to you. Once that’s done, click on the “Publish draft” link at the top.
Step-by-step:
- Select the Company Managed Project
- Go to Project Settings
- Select Workflows in the left-hand panel
- Click the Edit icon for workflow
- Click +Add Status
- Select Status from the Existing list or Create a new one
- Click Publish Draft link at the top
How to create a status in Jira for team-managed projects
First, start by selecting “Team managed project” then go to “Project settings” where you should choose “Issue type” in the left-hand panel. Click on the “Edit workflow” button, then “To-do/in-progress/done”, and choose the status you want from the available list; or you can create a new one. Once that’s done, click on the “Add” button, then “Update workflow”.
Step-by-step:
- Select the Team Managed Project
- Go to Project Settings
- Click Issue type from Left panel
- Click the Edit Workflow button
- Click To-do Status/In-progress status/Done status
- Select Status from the Existing list or Create a new one
- Click Add button
- Click the Update workflow button
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