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Why can't I change the name of a Kanban column?

shelley August 30, 2021

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John Funk
Community Champion
August 30, 2021

Hi Shelley - it depends on the project type. Team-managed and JWM/Business projects use the status name in the workflow. You would need to change the status name.

For company-managed you will need to be a board administrator.

Robert Wen_Cprime_
Community Champion
August 30, 2021

To "pile-on" to @John Funk 's point, if the project you're looking at is a team-managed project, you'd need to have an Administrator role for that project.

It appears you don't, because you'd see a "More Options" [...] button at the top-right.

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shelley August 31, 2021

Hi there. Thanks for your answer. How do I get promoted from Site Admin to Board Admin? Nobody can figure it out. 

 

Thanks,

Shelley

shelley August 31, 2021

This is a company-managed board.

John Funk
Community Champion
August 31, 2021

Another board administrator can add you as one. Or a project administrator.

John Funk
Community Champion
September 15, 2021

Hey Shelley - Just following up on this - did you get it resolved?

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Robert Wen_Cprime_
Community Champion
August 30, 2021

Can you tell me if this is a team-managed or a company-managed project?

shelley August 31, 2021

Company-managed. And I am supposed to be an Admin. How do I become an Admin of the board? Thanks to everyone. 

Robert Wen_Cprime_
Community Champion
August 31, 2021

This discussion has the snippet from documentation.  You'll need to have the Jira admin or board admin do this for you.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-to-change-a-board-administrator/qaq-p/96223

shelley August 31, 2021

Hi, thanks for the answer. I am supposed to be the Admin. Nobody can figure out how to give me "Administer Jira global permissions". I am a Site Admin, and I created the board, so I think I should by default be the Board Admin.

Robert Wen_Cprime_
Community Champion
August 31, 2021

You should be a member of the "Jira-administrators" group to be a Jira admin.

And yes, if you created the board and are owner of the underlying JQL filter, then yes, you should be the board admin.

shelley August 31, 2021

Apparently, Business projects and Software projects have different displays. I've created a Software Board and I'm experimenting with that.

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Brittany Wispell
Community Champion
August 30, 2021

Hey @shelley 

It looks to me that you may need Administrator access over the board in order to make changes. 

There should be a 'Board' option in the top right.

Let me know if you have further questions. 

Thanks,
Brittany

shelley August 31, 2021

Hi Brittany. Thanks! I am a Site Admin. How do I become a Board Admin? :)

 

Thanks,

Shelley

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