Request to duplicate column settings from an existing board to a new project board

Norman Daryl Esponilla

We would like to streamline our project setup process. Is it possible to copy or duplicate the column settings (statuses, swimlanes, columns, etc.) from an existing Jira board to a new board, so we don’t have to manually recreate the board configuration each time we start a new project?

This would help ensure consistency across all project boards and save time during setup. Please advise if there’s a recommended approach or if this can be automated or configured at the template level.

Thank you!

Walter Buggenhout

Hi @Norman Daryl Esponilla and welcome to the Community!

The easiest / fastest way to do this, would be to copy an existing board (and then, possibly, update the board filter afterwards to pull in the correct data for the new board).

The question is what problem you are trying to solve here. And this may have deep impact on the way you organise your entire Jira setup.

To give you a small sneak preview: if you have teams working across multiple projects, you could consider setting up a board for the team, rather than for each project. When you add a new project for the team, rather than creating a new board, make sure the project's work appears on the existing team board. Your board layout will no longer change and work will automatically land with the correct team.

To ensure you have a consistent configuration across projects, you can choose to share project configuration with an existing project each time you create a new project. Doing so will ensure projects literally share the same work types, work flows and screens. What this approach does not include, is copying the project board. But that can either be solved by copying an existing board or using a single board to manage work across projects.

Hope this helps!