Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

Introduction

Info

Colored Label Manager for Jira

...

empowers users to

...

:

  • Create, manage, and control labels globally or

...

  • at the project level.

  • Generate powerful reports based on

...

  • label usage for better insights.

  • Manage existing Jira Labels

...

  • fields or create new custom colored label fields tailored to your needs.

...

Check out this video to discover how the Colored Label Manager plugin can level up your Jira experience! 🎬

...

Child pages (Children Display)
alltrue
Table of Contents
minLevel1
maxLevel6
outlinefalse
stylenone
typelist
printabletrue




Installing Colored Label Manger for Jira

Option 1: Installation from within Jira

  • The

...

  • app is built on Forge, which means it is hosted by Atlassian itself

...

  • . No data leaves your instance, ensuring complete security and compliance.

    • Log into your Jira instance as an admin.

    • Go to Settings → Apps → Manage Apps → Find

...

    • New Apps.

    • Locate Colored Label

...

    • Manager for Jira.

...

    • Click Try it

...

    • Free to download and install

...

    • the app.

...

You're all set! Click Close in the Installed and ready to go dialog.

 

...

    • Once installed, click Close in the "Installed and Ready to Go" dialog.

      image-20241116-231751-20250211-150616.pngImage Added

Option 2: Installation from the marketplace

  • Follow the LINK to access the app.

  • Log in with an account that has Jira Administrator

...

  • Permissions on your instance.

  • Click

...

  • “Try it

...

  • Free” to start the 30-day trial.

  • Select your instance

...

 

image-20241116-232003.pngImage Removed

...

  • to proceed.

image-20241116-232003-20250211-151026.pngImage Added

Create a Colored Label Field

Info

Only Jira Administrator can create a Colored Label Field

Steps

  1. Log in As a Jira Administrator

  2. Click on Apps

  3. Go to → Colored Label Manager

  4. Click on Colored Label Fields

  5. Click on Create Colored Label Field

Jira Label Fields.pngImage Removed

  1. Enter a Name and Description

  2. Click Create

...

Jira Label Fields-20250211-151702.pngImage Added

You can create

...

multiple label fields for different use cases, such as:

  • Project Phases

...

  • Feature Areas

...

  • Team Responsibility

...

  • Definition of Done (DoD)

...

  • Definition of Ready

...

  • Acceptance Criteria

...

  • Simple Select List

Colored Label field in Company-maanged and Team-managed

Info
  • If you are

...

  • using a Service Management project, label fields are automatically added

...

  • to your screens.

...

  • To use label fields in a Software project, you

...

  • must manually add them to the appropriate screens.

To

...

determine whether your project is Company-managed or Team-managed

...

, check the bottom of your project’s left-hand sidebar:

  • If you see an icon or message stating

...

  • “You’re in a team-managed

...

  • project” along with a “Learn more” menu item, you are in a Team-managed project.

  • If you don’t see this, you are likely in a Company-managed project.

 

 

...

 

  • Select Project settings > Issue types > Search and add you colored label field

If you don't, you're in a company-managed project.

  • Select Project settings > Issues > Layout > Edit Issue Layout > Search and add your colored label field

 

 

...

 

You should see something like this:

...

Need help?

...

Team-managed project

...

Add Colored Label Field to your layout

  1. Go to Project Settings.

  2. Select Issue Types.

  3. Search for and add your Colored Label Field then click Save Changes.

    --> A message will appear indicating that this field was created by the Colored Label Manager.

    2025-02-11 16 39 14-20250211-153939.pngImage Added

Company-managed project
 

...

Add Colored Label Field to your layout

  1. Go to Project Settings.

  2. Select Issues > Layout.

  3. Click Edit Issue Layout.

  4. Search for and add your Colored Label Field then Click Save.

 

...

--> A message will appear indicating that this field was created by the Colored Label Manager.

...

Need help?

💡 We're here for you! If you have questions or need to report a bug, visit our Help Center and raise a support ticket. Our team is ready to assist you!