Set up Jira Software Cloud
Learn how to set up Jira Software Cloud and integrate it with other products and applications.
You must have the project administrator role in your project to do the things described on this page. Learn more about project roles in company-managed projects.
To add a new component to your Jira Softwaresite:
From your project’s sidebar, select Project settings > Components. Select Create component.
Give the component a meaningful name and description. This description appears as a tooltip when hovering over a component label.
There are two optional steps when creating a new component.
Set a component lead. This is usually the team lead responsible for overseeing work associated with the component.
Set a default assignee for issues created with the component. Learn more about the default assignee for components.
Select Save.
When you add components to your project, a new Components field appears on your project's issues.
You can also search using this component as part of your JQL. Learn how to use JQL to search for issues.
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