Issue Types translation

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For all of the following procedures, you must be logged in as a user with the Jira administrators'global permission.

The issue types can be configured to have a translation set for each available language in your Jira system. If no translation has been configured for a particular language, the default issue type constant name and description are displayed.

  1. In the upper-right corner of the screen, select Settings

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    > Issues.

  2. SelectIssue types to view all issue types used by your Jira applications.

  3. Find the Issue Type that you want to set a translation.

  4. Click in the

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    next to the Issue Type > Select Translate.

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  5. In the View Language Translationsdropdown choose the language that you want to set in the Issue Types.

  6. Then you can type the translation and the description for the Issue Types.

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7. Once all translations have been entered, select Update.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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