Features of Colored Label Manager specific fields that are not supported on Jira native ‘Labels’ field.
Activate coloring to labels.
Select 'Customize labels for this project' to manage predefined labels for this project independent from other projects.
As a project administrator you can restrict a label field, in this case you prevent users to create new label items , they are required to choose existing ones.
This fosters consistency across fields like Definition of Done (DoD), Definition of Ready, Acceptance Criteria, or Simple select list.
Allow project admins to manage available label items for their project independent from other projects or Jira administrator’s help.
Generating powerful reports , there’s absolutely no coding required and certainly no need to learn Jira Query Language (JQL) for that matter. You can make fully customized reports just by selecting options from dropdowns.
Add a description to your label to make the context more clear to your project users , Jira users can 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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As Jira Administrator:
Click on Apps
Go to → Colored LabelsLabel Manager
Click on Colored Label Fields
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Click on Create Label Field
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Enter a Name and Description
Click Create
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Optional: Associate the new created field with screens
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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You can create many label fields for different use cases: Project Phases , Feature Areas , Team Responsibility, Definition of Done (DoD), Definition of Ready, Acceptance Criteria or simple Select List. PS : If you are in Service Management project ,label fields are added automatically to your screens. |
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In order to use label fields in Software project you should add them to the appropriate screens. |
To check which software type project (Company-managed or Team-managed) you need help with, look at the bottom of your project’s left-hand sidebar: If you see an icon stating You’re in a team-managed project and Learn more menu items, you're in a team-managed project:
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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
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Please raise an issue in our Help Center in case of questions or to report a bug, we are here to support you.
Add label
Create a new Label
In this page you can create a new Label item in your desired label field 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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Already assigned labels on issues will get the color updated based on selection.
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Checking Label Use in Your Project
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The renaming will be reflected in all issues where the label was used.
To rename labels:
Go to your project
Open the Project labels from the left sidebar.
Click on the label and rename it
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Please note: If you are in global mode, administrative actions (rename, delete etc.) will affect all projects. If you do not want this, use per project label management. |
Merging Jira Labels
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To deal with this situation, simply select the labels to be merged and click on Merge and choose the right label .
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Deleting a Jira Label
Simply click the red trashcan icon next to the label you want to delete . 
Bulk Delete Jira Labels
Simply select the needed labels and click on the button Delete
You will then be asked to confirm
Once a label has been deleted, it will no longer be suggested when adding a label unless it is also in use in another project.
Sometimes deleted labels are still suggested in label field, please refer to Known Issues & limitations for workaround.
Add label to multiple Jira issues
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Simply click on the 
and uncheck the needed issues , click on save and then label will be removed from all the unchecked Jira issues .
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