I need to add additional statuses on my projects, but are unable to do so.

Question

From what I can find in other discussions, independently created projects will not allow you to add additional statuses.

I have a number of projects and would like to know if I can convert - and if so how, as well as how to create a project that is not deemed "independent"?

Mark Segall · Answer

Here's documentation for managing workflows in TMPs.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/manage-how-work-flows-in-your-team-managed-project-1005805102.html

If you're interested in migrating from TMP to CMP, this will provide value:

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/migrate-between-team-managed-and-company-managed-projects/

NOTE - The most important thing if you go this route is that any custom field data contained in a TMP will be lost.  The document simply says it needs to be recreated.  However, I typically take this approach:

* Export my TMP project to csv - I typically extract these fields:* Issue Key
* Summary
* Created Date
* Custom Fields

* Create the new CMP
* Bulk move all TMP issues to the new CMP
* Update the csv from step 1 with the new issue keys
* Perform an import mapping the TMP custom fields to their new CMP equivalent

Anneliese Pretorius · Answer

Thank you Mark.

Can you perhaps provide a guide as to how to go about linking the workflow?

Mark Segall · Answer

I can add using the board, but that implies that I have to go through each project and manually add each status one by one.

Unfortunately, this is the very nature of a Team Managed Project.  They are purposely designed to empower individual teams with the ability to customize their projects without dependence upon a Jira Administrator. Each TMP as an isolated, sandboxed configuration.

So, as soon as you get into the realm of needing to employ governance and consistency across multiple teams, it's time to start thinking about migrating to Company Managed Projects that will offer the capability of shared configurations.