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Managing native Jira labels don’t require creating a Colored Label Manager custom field.

Features of Colored Label Manager specific fields that are not supported on Jira native ‘Labels’ field.

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As Jira Administrator:

  1. Click on Settings

  2. Go to → Issues

  3. Click on Custom fields (Side-navigation)

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  1. Click on Create custom field Button 

  2. Select All → Search Label

  3. → Select Colored Labels

  4. Click Next

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  1. Enter a Name and Description

  2. Click Create

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  1. Optional: Associate the new created field with screens

  2. Click on update
    Label Manager Custom Fields behave like normal custom fields and need to be put on the correct screens to appear in projects.

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In this page you can create a new Label and give it a description and a color , add it to one or multiple issues, or just create it and let it be used by Jira users.

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As you can create multiple label fields like Definition of Done , Acceptance Criteria, or simple Select List , make sure that you are creating your label value under the right label field.

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Atlassian Expert good practices

  • Avoid using abbreviations unless they are widely understood and accepted by your team. This will, in turn, help avoid synonyms.

  • Always add a description to your label to make context of uses more clear to your team .

  • Always check to see whether a label already exists before creating it; remember, too, that it might simply be a question of spelling or case variation.

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  • You can also click on Click to see issues to jump to the issue navigator and see a list of all issues with the label.

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New created Label have by default the color grey-light.

Label specific color means, that just like Epics, label will have a predefined color.

Colors can indicate labels with higher priority, or whatever you like those colors to mean within your Jira instance.

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The renaming will be reflected in all issues where the label was used.

To rename labels:

  1. Go to your project

  2. Open the Project labels from the left sidebar.

  3. Click on the label and rename it

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Deleting a Jira Label

Simply click the red trashcan icon next to the label you want to delete .

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Simply select the needed labels and click on the button Delete

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You will then be asked to confirm

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