How do you copy a project template in Jira?

[Jake Stromberg]

I would like to create a project template in Jira and copy it for multiple projects of same scope/workflow.  How do I copy a project template?

[Mark Segall]

Hi @Jake Stromberg and welcome to the community!

Re "Project Template"... Are you meaning sharing the same configuration as other projects?

If this is the case, there are a couple considerations:

1. You or anyone that needs to make config refinements must be Jira Admin
2. The "template project" must be a company managed project

After that, it's pretty easy... When creating a new project, on the screen where you set the project name/key there's an option to share the configuration.  You just pick your source project and the new project will inherit the project schemes from what you selected.

[Jake Stromberg]

@Mark Segall the project template I created is set as a team managed project.  Does this mean I cannot copy the project structure to be used on new projects?

[Mark Segall]

Unfortunately yes.  Team Managed projects are designed to be isolated configurations for small teams.  Your best bet is to create a company managed project and migrate your existing project to it.