Create and configure your work items

Work items are the building blocks of a Jira project that represent a unit of work.

Create work items to track the work that needs to be done.

Use the CSV importer to create work items based on existing text files from other tools.

Learn a few ways to add content to work to create a richer picture for the person working on them.

Learn how to use Atlassian Intelligence to help write or edit your work item descriptions and comments.

Learn how to create, edit, view, and delete work items on the board.

View a project’s work items in a list or on the board.

Learn how to update the fields on a work item, like the assignee, labels, priority, and due date.

Choose which fields appear in the work item view.

Save time on project configuration by copying a screen’s work item layout to other projects that use the same screen.

Configure, edit, and sort the fields you want to display in the child-level work item table.

Learn when a strikethrough appears on subtasks and linked work items, and how to customize it.