Why can’t I close or start a sprint?

[#1]

Hello,

Are you facing an issue where you are not able to start or close a sprint in a Jira Software project?

This article will explain to you some of the common reasons why you may be facing this issue and how to resolve them. 

Please note that the 'Manage Sprints' permission in Jira Software allows users to perform the actions like starting or completing sprints.

If you are not able to start or complete a sprint, the most prominent reason for this can be - You don't have the right permissions.

You must have the 'Manage Sprints' permission in all the projects returned by the filter query applied to the board from which your sprint originates.

Steps to check if you have the appropriate permissions:

1. Check the filter query for the board (let's call it “Board A”) from which your sprint originates- check which projects are included in the filter query.
• If the filter query is complex, try to simplify the filter. Please check the following article for more details on this: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-articles/How-to-grant-access-to-a-sprint/ba-p/1764855#M446 OR check out the following link: https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/use-manage-sprints-permission-for-advanced-cases/
2. For each project included in the filter query, check if you have the Manage Sprints permission. If you do not have the permission, add the permission.
3. If the issue is still not resolved, it's possible that your sprint is not originating from the board “Board A” but is originating from a different board. In order to handle such a case, you need to find the board from which your sprint is originating and then repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the corresponding board.

Here is the link to video explaining the above steps: https://youtu.be/BJCulFzOGVI

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Deepanshu Natani 

Thank you for the information.  At the end of your article, you note a video explaining/demonstrating your steps, however that link appears to be missing.

Best regards,
Bill

[Deepanshu Natani]

@Bill SheboyThanks for pointing out the missing link. I have updated the link.

[Yeshu Manchanda]

Thanks for this valuable information.

[Chirag Agrawal]

Thanks @Deepanshu Natani The 3rd point was crucial in this for me to figure out this issue

[Shivansh Bhatnagar]

• Thanks @Deepanshu Natani for providing with this information.
• Great article.Keep it up.

[Ashwin Singh]

Thanks, Deepanshu for sharing this, it's very helpful. The complete sprint option works only if I am working on one sprint. The moment I have more than one sprint running in parallel, the complete sprint option remains disabled (even after all the stories are in the done status). Is this a bug?

(I also posted the above comment/question on your youtube video)

[Deepanshu Natani]

@Ashwin Singh 

If you are running parallel sprints, then in order to complete a sprint,

• You need to select which sprint to close on the Active Sprints board.
• Normally "All sprints" option is selected by default in that dropdown and in that case, the complete sprint option will be disabled.
• 
• Once you select the sprint which you want to close, the "Complete Sprint" option will be enabled.
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[Ashwin Singh]

@Deepanshu Natani  Thanks. That did it!