How to disable the Clone Issue option in Jira
Platform notice: Server and Data Center only. This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Server and Data Center platforms.
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Summary
This article provides a way to disable the Clone issue feature in Jira for all users.
Environment
All Jira versions.
Solution
To disable the Clone Issue option, please do the following:
- With a Jira administrator user, navigate to Jira Administration (⚙) > Manage apps > in the drop-down list, change the filter from User-installed to All apps
- Search for the Issue Operations Plugin
- Expand the modules list
- Find View Issue Ops Bar Clone Link and Disable it.
This change is effective immediately and affects all projects and all users.