adding new colum to jira board

[Hannah Weintraub]

Hi, I recently set up a board and can't add any new columns. I want to add a "review" column in-between "in progress" and "done" but none of my current settings will allow me to update the board. Here are all the views I am seeing. Thanks in advance

[Mikael Sandberg]

Hi @Hannah Weintraub,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

Because you are using a Jira Work Management project (previously known as business project), the way you add a new column to the board is to change the workflow. So go to Project settings > Workflows and add Review as a status and this will be reflected on the board.  

[Hannah Weintraub]

Hi Mikael, 

Can you share how I would add "Review" to the workflow? I don't see that option in Project settings > workflow. Screenshot below

 

[Mikael Sandberg]

You should see the pen icon in the action column

Since you are in a work-managed project you could also edit the workflow by going to Settings > Issues > Workflows and edit it from here.

[Hannah Weintraub]

Hi, I'm not seeing those setting options either. Just the below:

[Hannah Weintraub]

I also don't see the pen option in the Actions column

[Mikael Sandberg]

Okay, in that case you would have to ask your Jira admin to make that change to the workflow for you.

[Hannah Weintraub]

Hi there - can you explain what I need to ask my Jira admin to change? I want to provide clear instructions for them

[Mikael Sandberg]

You need to ask them to update your workflow and add a new status to it. 

[Hannah Weintraub]

Hi Mikael, what type of workflow should I be asking them to update it to? And what new status? 

[Mikael Sandberg]

So they need to change the workflow associated with your project, SM: Blank project default workflow, and the new status would be Review, since that is the column you want to add to the board.