Resolve Missing Projects in Dropdown When Creating a Jira Cloud Board
Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
When attempting to create a board, the project does not appear in the drop-down menu.
Environment
Jira Cloud
Solution
You need browse project permission to see the project in the dropdown menu when setting up your board. Read Manage Project Permissions for more details.
Go to your project settings
Select Permissions
Select Actions and click on Edit Permissions.
Add the user, group or project role to the project's browse permission..

Note: It's important to understand that modifying the permission scheme of a project will also impact any other projects utilizing that specific scheme.
Updated on April 25, 2025
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