How do I "delete" a task?

[Cyrus Healy]

It seems there is a technical error when a task needs to be deleted.  Say the incorrect project was chosen at start of task, I need to resolve it with "Won't do" and then make a new task, but I would prefer to just delete the wrong task - or even better, be able to switch teh underlying project of the task.

[Andy Heinzer · Accepted solution]

It's difficult to see because your screenshot is cropped so much I can't see the full error.  However I think that your lexoranking in Jira has some kind of corrupted data, and that would explain why you can't delete issues.

Please try to follow the steps in https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/cannot-reindex-jira-due-to-expected-exactly-2-rows-the-maximum-marker-row-and-the-lowest-ranked-row-for-rank-field-779158916.html

There are a few different possible causes for this, and that KB helps to explain them and how to fix most of them. 

[Cyrus Healy]

Thanks for your help.

[Alec Jasanovsky · Accepted solution]

Hi Cyrus,

Simply hit the "..." in the top right of the issue and select the delete or move option.  

You'll need the proper permissions though.  

[Cyrus Healy]

Correct, but that gives the following error:

[Cyrus Healy]

I am one of the admins of Jira also, so I think permissions is ok?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

As you were offered the delete option, yes, permissions are fine.

That error is to do with the ranking being broken.  If possible, re-index the project the issue is in, and run the integrity checker too.

[Cyrus Healy]

Thanks!