Why can't I select a Project in Jira Cloud?

[Stephen_Wingert]

In Jira Cloud's new UI, when I select a project in the left-hand menu, it displays a dropdown of available boards. Only when I select a board, does the right-hand tab options display. If I click on the summary tab, it shows me a collection of widgets showing the status of all the issues in the project (at least that is my understanding).

I would have expected this summary view when I clicked on the project name in the left-hand menu. Why does nothing show until I select a board? I would expect all the tabs associated with the project to be available when I select the project and additional tabs to show when I select a board.

Am I thinking about this correctly? 

[Piyush Annadate _ACE Pune_]

Hello @Stephen_Wingert ,
The view you're thinking for NEW vs OLD - actually in reality that differs; tabs will be shown as when you actually select any BOARD. If the project doesn't have any, then they way you want - it will be.

For few additional plugins, that has not been great per UI either ex. JXL sheets, etc.

[Stephen_Wingert]

Appreciate the answer. The difference in operation between the two scenarios makes it a bit confusing in my opinion. 

[Piyush Annadate _ACE Pune_]

true story - it does !!
Probably the biggest UI changes are always takes time to accumulate.