Managing shared filters and dashboards

JIRA allows end users to create their own search filters and dashboards and share them with other users. When the owner of the shared filters and dashboards leaves the organization or goes on leave, others will not be able to make changes to them. In these cases, as the JIRA administrator, you can temporarily (or permanently) change the owner of the shared filter and dashboard to a new user.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps to reassign a shared filter or dashboard to another user:

  1. Navigate to Administration | System | Shared filters (or dashboards).
  2. Search for the shared filter.
  3. Select the Change Owner option for the filter.
  4. Enter a new owner for the filter, for example, yourself, and click on the

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