We’re updating our terminology in Jira

The term ‘project’ will soon be replaced with 'space'. You may notice some inconsistencies while we make this change.

Automatically assign work items to people

If you’re creating or editing a work item and don’t know who to assign it to, you can choose the Automatic option for the Assignee field, which will do one of the following:

  • If there are component(s) on a work item, the work item will be assigned to the Default assignee of one of the components. Space admins can change the Default assignee of components by going to a space and then selecting:

  1. Next to the name of your space in the sidebar, select More actions (•••), then Space settings.

  2. Select Components. More about organizing work with components

  • If there are no components with default assignees on a work item, the work item will be assigned to the space’s Default assignee. Admins can change the space’s Default assignee by going to a space and then selecting:

  1. Next to the name of your space in the sidebar, select More actions (•••), then Space settings.

  2. Select Details.

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