Colored Label Manager for Jira allows Jira users to create, manage, control labels globally or per-project and generating powerful reports based on labels . Either manage Jira Labels field or create new colored label fields.
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 and no data leaves your instance.
Log into your Jira instance as an admin.
Go to Settings → Apps → Find new apps
Click Free trial to download and install your app.
You're all set! Click Close in the Installed and ready to go dialog.
Option 2: Installation from the marketplace
Follow the LINK
Log in with an account that has Jira Administrator Permission on your instance
Click “Try it free” to start the 30-day trial
Select your instance
As Jira Administrator:
Click on Apps
Go to → Colored Labels
Click on Colored Label Fields
Click on Create Colored Label Field
Enter a Name and Description
Click Create
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.
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:
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?
Please raise an issue in our Help Center in case of questions or to report a bug, we are here to support you.