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Default box type settings
The box type settings described on this page are the default settings created during the installation.
A Jira administrator can change the default box type settings. This means the setup of box types available to you can deviate from the information on this page. Confirm your setup with an admin.
Box type settings
To check or edit box type settings:
Click the wrench icon.
Go to Administration > Box types.
Choose a box type from the list by clicking its name.
Example box type settings view:
Default values
Own scope box types
| Agile Project (AGILE) | Classic Project (PROJ) | Hybrid Project (HYBR) | LeSS Requirement Area (REQAR) | Program (PROG) | SAFe ART (ART) |
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General | ||||||
Basics
| Main, Portfolio | Main, Portfolio | Main, Portfolio | Main | Main, Portfolio | Main |
Advanced
| Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Manual | Auto bottom-up |
Advanced
| Overlapping allowed | Overlapping allowed | Overlapping allowed | Overlapping allowed | Overlapping allowed | Overlapping allowed |
Modules
| Gantt | Gantt | Gantt | Gantt | Gantt | Gantt |
Modules
| Active:
| Active:
| Active:
| Active:
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Inactive:
| Inactive:
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Tasks | ||||||
Scope Definition
| Own scope | Own scope | Own scope | Own scope | Own Scope | Own scope |
Task Structure | Agile | Agile - multiple projects | Agile | Agile | Agile - multiple projects | Agile |
Scheduling
| Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up | Auto bottom-up |
Workload contouring
| Flat | Flat | Flat | Flat | Flat | Flat |
Quick Filters
| Own | Own | Own | Own | Own | Own |
Quick Filters
| Epics only Scheduled to sprints Not started tasks In progress tasks Resolved | My tasks Epics only Not started tasks In progress tasks Resolved | Epics only Scheduled to sprints Not started In progress tasks Resolved | Epics only Scheduled to sprints Not started tasks In progress tasks Resolved | My tasks Epics only Not started tasks In progress tasks Resolved | Epics only Scheduled to sprints Not started tasks Resolved |
Task templates
| Own | Own | Own | Own | Own | Own with inherited |
Resources | ||||||
Basics
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Basics
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Basics
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Security | ||||||
Basics
| Own with inherited | Own with inherited | Own with inherited | Own with inherited | Own with inherited | Own with inherted |
Overview |
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Inheritance mode | Own | Own | Own | Own | Own | Own |
Hierarchy Column Views | Agile Essentials Time tacking | Time tracking Essentials Financial Baseline | Time Tracking Essentials Financial Baseline | Agile Essentials Time Tracking | Essentials Financial Time tracking Agile | Agile Time tracking |
Timeline Column Views | Agile Essentials Time tacking | Time Tracking Essentials Financial Baseline | Time tracking Essentials Financial Baseline | Agile Essentials Time Tracking | Essentials Financial Time tracking Agile | Agile Essentials Time tracking |
Gantt | ||||||
Column Views
| Own | Own | Own | Own | Own | Own |