Colored Label Manager for Jira empowers users to:
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Create, manage, and control labels globally or at the project level.
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Generate powerful reports based on label usage for better insights.
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Manage existing Jira Labels fields or create new custom colored label fields tailored to your needs.
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Create a Colored Label Field -
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Known Issues & limitations
Installing Colored Label Manger for Jira
Option 1: Installation from within Jira
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The app is built on Forge, which means it is hosted by Atlassian itself. No data leaves your instance, ensuring complete security and compliance.
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Log into your Jira instance as an admin.
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Go to Settings → Apps → Manage Apps → Find New Apps.
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Locate Colored Label Manager for Jira.
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Click Try it Free to download and install the app.
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Once installed, click Close in the "Installed and Ready to Go" dialog.
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Option 2: Installation from the marketplace
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Follow the LINK to access the app.
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Log in with an account that has Jira Administrator Permissions on your instance.
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Click “Try it Free” to start the 30-day trial.
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Select your instance to proceed.

Create a Colored Label Field
Only Jira Administrator can create a Colored Label Field
Steps
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Log in As a Jira Administrator
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Click on Apps
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Go to → Colored Label Manager
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Click on Colored Label Fields
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Click on Create Colored Label Field
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Enter a Name and Description
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Click Create

You can create multiple label fields for different use cases, such as:
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Project Phases
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Feature Areas
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Team Responsibility
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Definition of Done (DoD)
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Definition of Ready
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Acceptance Criteria
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Simple Select List
Colored Label field in Company-maanged and Team-managed
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If you are using a Service Management project, label fields are automatically added to your screens.
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To use label fields in a Software project, you must manually add them to the appropriate screens.
To determine whether your project is Company-managed or Team-managed, check the bottom of your project’s left-hand sidebar:
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If you see an icon or message stating “You’re in a team-managed project” along with a “Learn more” menu item, you are in a Team-managed project.
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If you don’t see this, you are likely in a Company-managed project.
Team-managed project

Add Colored Label Field to your layout
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Go to Project Settings.
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Select Issue Types.
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Search for and add your Colored Label Field then click Save Changes.
--> A message will appear indicating that this field was created by the Colored Label Manager.
Company-managed project

Add Colored Label Field to your layout
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Go to Project Settings.
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Select Issues > Layout.
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Click Edit Issue Layout.
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Search for and add your Colored Label Field then Click Save.

--> A message will appear indicating that this field was created by the Colored Label Manager.

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