Add, edit, and delete a work type scheme
As a Jira administrator, you can create and use work type schemes to associate a set of work types with a project. Your project administrators can then choose which work type scheme makes the most sense for the work being done in each of their projects.
Add a new work type scheme
Select > Work items.
Click Work type schemes.
Click Add work type scheme.
Enter a name and description that defines the types of work items you'll be adding to this scheme.
Select the work types you want to add to this scheme from the available list, or click Add work type to create a new one.
Drag and drop the work types for this scheme to change the order in which they appear when creating a work item.
Choose a default work type that will appear first when creating a new work item.
Click Save.
Tip: You can also create a new scheme by copying an existing one and modifying the name, description, and selected work types.
Edit a work type scheme
Select > Work items.
From the left column, select Work type schemes.
Find the relevant work type scheme and click Edit.
Edit the name, description, default work type, and selected work types.
To add a work type to the scheme, drag it from Available Work Types to Work Types for Current Scheme. The order in which they’re listed in this box represents the hierarchical structure within Jira. For example, if you add the work type bug below story, Jira will consider story to be its parent work type.
When you’re done, select Save.
Delete a work type scheme
Before deleting a work type scheme, we recommend making sure all projects are associated with another scheme. The work type migration wizard will also help you catch any existing work types that need to be migrated when deleting a scheme.
Select > Work items.
In the Work types section, click Work type schemes.
Find the scheme you want to delete and click Delete.
Use the work type migration wizard
The migration wizard helps you migrate work items to an existing work type when you are editing or deleting a work type scheme. You will be automatically prompted to use the wizard whenever you're removing an existing work type when editing or deleting a work type scheme.
Within the wizard, choose a new work type.
Set new statuses and field values.
Repeat for each of the work types that need to be migrated.
Review the summary of your changes and click Confirm.
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