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Add, assign, and delete project categories

As a Jira administrator, you can create project categories so your team can view work across related projects in one place. Your team can use categories in advanced search, filters, reports, and more. Note that project categories cannot be used to create project hierarchies (such as parent projects).

How to create a project category

  1. Select Settings (), then Projects.

  2. Select Project categories

  3. Below the list of existing project categories, enter a name and description. 

  4. Select Add.

How to assign a project category

  1. Next to your project's name in the sidebar, select More actions (•••), then Project settings.

  2. From the sidebar, select Details.

  3. Select a project category and Save details

How to delete a project category

  1. Select Settings (), then Projects.

  2. Select Project categories.

  3. Select the category you want to delete and select Delete.

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