Documentation for GreenHopper 6.1.x. Documentation for other versions of JIRA Agile is available too.
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Configuring a board allows you to edit the mapping of JIRA workflow statuses to columns of a board, as well as edit the columns, swimlanes, filter and quick filters of a board, and customise the card colours and displayed issue fields.
Note that only the owner of a board (or a person with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission) can modify its configuration.
To configure a board:
Alternatively, to quickly get to the Configuration screen for the board you are currently viewing, simply click the 'cog' icon at the top-right of the screen and select 'Configure' from the drop-down.
Screenshot 1: the 'Manage Boards' screen.
Screenshot 2: the 'Board Configuration' screen — 'Filter' tab.
To change the name of your board:
A board's owner is the only person who can change the configuration of a board along with JIRA administrator users. By default, the owner of a board is the person who created it. If you are the owner, or a JIRA administrator, you can change the owner of a board.
To change the owner of your board:
A board is available to all users who can view the saved filter on which the board is based. (Note that they will also need 'Browse' permission for the project(s) whose issues are shown on the board.)
If you wish to share a board with different people, you will need to either edit the saved filter (see the JIRA documentation on issue filters), or choose a different filter (see Configuring Filters).
Note that only the owner of the board or an Administrator may modify a board's configuration.