Create project components
Components are only available in company-managed projects.
Components let you and your team classify issues so you can easily find and report on them. As a project admin, you can create components that you and your team can then add to issues via the standard component field.
To create a new component:
Navigate to your project and choose Project settings
Choose Components in the sidebar and choose Create component
Give the component a name
Optionally, fill in the following values:
Description - Describe the component so other can understand what it’s used for
Component lead - A person designated as being responsible for issues that have the component
Default assignee - A person who is automatically assigned to the issue if the component is added
Choose Save.
Once you’ve added at least one component, a new Components item will appear in the project view navigation. There, you and your team can view existing components and the issues that have that component.
![A list of components in a Jira project.](http://images.ctfassets.net/zsv3d0ugroxu/gXt6fmVV2C4hsih0FO5QL/c68fdd3582259c92b913b22857cce173/JWM_Components.png)
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