Configure a project
Configure a project and learn about different project settings.
Configure projects
Once you have created a project, you can configure it to suit the needs of your team or to adapt to a new piece of work. Your team can use Jira projects to coordinate the development of a product, track a project, manage a help desk, and more.
Before you begin
For all of the following procedures, you must be logged in as a user with the Administer Jira global permission. A Jira admin is able to create projects for all products installed, but if the admin doesn’t have access to that product, they won’t be able to view the project after they’ve created it.
A project admin in Jira is someone who has the project-specific Administer Projects permission, but not necessarily the Administer Jira global permission.
Without the Administer Jira global permission, however, project admins can do the following:
Edit the project name
Edit the project description
Edit the project avatar image
Edit the project URL
Edit the project lead
Edit project role membership
Define project components
Define project versions
View, but not select nor edit the project's schemes (notification scheme, permission scheme, etc)
Changing the category of a Jira project requires Administer Jira global permission.
Add, assign, and delete project categories
Create project categories so that your team can view work across related projects, in one place.
Hide a project
When you hide projects from users without admin permissions they can't search, view, or modify any of the project's work items.
Convert a project to a different template or type
Change your project template to enjoy features provided by a different template.
Configure boards
Track your team's work and progress issues within your project using boards.
Create release notes
Create a custom set of release notes to communicate the latest changes from your release.
Default configurations for Jira Service Management
View the default configuration (custom fields, work types, workflow, permission scheme) of your Jira Service Management projects.
Configure the layout of the work item
Learn more about the layout of the work item, how to configure, and fields in the layout.
Edit a project's details
Learn how to change a project's details.
Manage versions
Versions are points-in-time for a project. Learn how to view and manage a project's versions.
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