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1. Usually the Open step will be the first status upon creating an issue. Click on it to edit it's properties:

JIRA 4.4 > Configuring the Initial Status > click open.png

2. Click on the Create Issue incoming transition:

JIRA 4.4 > Configuring the Initial Status > create issue.png

3. Click Edit to set the new destination step:

JIRA 4.4 > Configuring the Initial Status > edit.png

4.. Select you new Destination Step, and then click Update to save it:

JIRA 4.4 > Configuring the Initial Status > select step.png

5. This is what the result should look like, and now when a new issue is created it will go straight into the In Progress stap.

JIRA 4.4 > Configuring the Initial Status > done.png