How to edit the Default Priority Scheme when its edit action is unavailable
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Summary
There may be situations where we need to edit Jira's Default priority scheme; however, this scheme's edit is blocked.
Environment
Jira 8.2+
Solution
As described in the JRASERVER-66660 - Provide the ability to edit the default priority scheme feature request, starting from Jira 8.2, it is possible to modify this behavior through a feature flag.
Here are the steps to edit the default priority scheme:
Enable the dark feature flag jira.priorities.per.project.edit.default.enabled by following these instructions.
Go to the 'Priority schemes' screen.
Click the ‘Edit’ link next to the default priority scheme to see options available for non-default priority schemes.
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