Quickly create an issue in To do status rather than Backlog

Question

Hi all,

Sorry for the stupid question, but I've googled around and didn't find the answer :(

So, my team is using Kanban.

Jira allows me to quickly create issues in the Backlog status from the backlog view with "+Create issue".

Could you please help me to understand how I can quickly create an issue right away in To do status (with the same "+Create issue" action link) from this view?

Thanks!

Mohamed Benziane · Accepted Answer

Hi,

You can't. When you create an issue, the issue will be in the first status of the workflow. May be you can ask your team to change to workflow

Dave Mathijs · Accepted Answer

Hi @Anita Sudan

Although this won't be possible directly from the Backlog, Jira will soon allow you to change the default status of newly created issues to a status of your choice rather than the initial status of a workflow.

See this article: Set the status of an issue while creating it