Documentation for JIRA 4.1. Documentation for other versions of JIRA is available too.

Overview

Most user-visible pages in JIRA are now internationalised. Chinese, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norweigian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Japanese, Slovak and Spanish translations are available (at time of writing), with more in development.

When JIRA is first installed, the default language may be chosen by clicking on a flag:

Changing the default language

  1. Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
  2. Bring up the administration page by clicking either the 'Administration' link on the top bar or the title of the Administration box on the dashboard.
  3. Click 'General Configuration' (under the 'Global Settings' subheading on the left).
  4. Click 'Edit Configuration', then select the appropriate language in the drop-down box next to 'Default language'.

    Any additional languages you have installed will appear in the list.

Per-user language selection

Individual users can choose their own language, which will override the default language (see above).

Overriding the default translations of Issue Types, Resolutions, Statuses and Priorities

Should you wish, you can easily specify your own translations for the values of the following JIRA issue fields:

  • Issue Type
  • Priority
  • Status
  • Resolution

Your specified translations will override the values specified in the JIRA translation.



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