Change a projects type

[pnelsonsr]

Just setup a cloud JIRA instance and it asked me to create a project.  I did and it created a project that is Software type.  My project was more of a Business type. I there a way to change that or do I need to delete and recreate?

[Akeem Hoque]

Simple fix dude.. 

First make sure you have Admin rights...

1. Go to Settings (top right conner)
2.  Projects > (You should see a list of all the projects) 
3. Under "Operations"  
4. click on "Change project type" 
5. From the drop down menu click on "Business" and click Change. 

=) 

[pnelsonsr]

This changes just between Software and Business. But when I recreated the project it had a few more descriptive options. I wonder if those options display if I try and change the project type...

[Akeem Hoque]

That's normal.. But you can choose to customize to your heart's content. =)

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

The project type is mostly for telling JIRA how to do the initial setup, and then later (JIRA 7 onwards), classification as well.  As Akeem says, you can "customise to your heart's content" later - that means changing the project schemes to ones suitable for your newly selected project type (or other schemes that work better)

[Neena Kapil Talreja]

Hi Akeem,

Request you kindly let me know where is the operations tab?? couldn't locate under projects??

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

No-one mentioned a tab.

Try the operation menu next to each project.

[Zachary Hayes]

@Neena Kapil Talreja if you're not seeing "Operations", try the ... drop down, then Edit, and then there's a dropdown to change the Project Type,

[Randy White]

How do I create a new Type other than Business, Software or Service Desk, we had different types when I was at the FAA. I cannot seem to create a new type in the current software. 

Randy

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Those types have sub-types, but my guess is that the FAA used Cloud Jira, and your new place does not.  The sub-types list on Cloud is a LOT longer (but still fixed)

[Randy White]

The FAA did not have the cloud 3 years ago, it was server based. We build Flight Simulators and the Types do not match our engineering and development.  We have Engineering, mechanical electrical and software, along with fabrication. I am having to build everything under Software

Randy

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

In that case, the types you had at the FAA were provided by apps that added more project types.