How to fix Missing Development Panel in Jira Cloud Projects

Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.

Summary

  • The development panel is missing on some Jira projects

  • Users have the View development tools permission on these projects.

  • The system field Development is not added to the issue layout of these projects

Follow the steps below to easily restore the development panel visibility on your Jira issues.

Solution

Add the Development field to issue screens and layout

  1. Go to the project and click on Project settings in the menu

  2. Under Issues, select Layout

  3. Search for the Development field in the sidebar

  4. Add the Development field to the issue layout

Updated on April 23, 2025

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