Change an issue's Project or Issue Type using the Move feature
When teams or projects change, you can move issues between Jira projects to make sure everyone is on top of the work that needs to get done. You can also use the Move functionality to update an existing issue's Issue Type. For example, you can change a Task-type ticket to a Bug, while keeping it within the same project.
Before you begin
Make sure you have the Move Issues, Edit issues and Create Issues project permissions. Your Jira administrator can help assign any needed permissions. If you want to move multiple issues between projects at the same time, check out the 2024-08-19_22-56-30_Editing multiple issues at the same time page.
How to move an issue
- View the issue that you wish to move and click more (•••) > Move
Complete the steps required
- Review your changes and click Move
- You can perform the Move action on multiple issues at once by using the Bulk operations feature.
- All sub-tasks will be moved with the parent issue.
- If you are moving an epic, you will need to move all issues within that epic separately.
- If your issue is a custom issue type that does not exist in your target project, you must select a new issue type.
Troubleshooting
If restricted comments appear to be removed after moving the issue, see this article: Restricted comments disappear after moving an issue to a new project.