How to Change Default Reporter in Jira

Quick summary

Jira does not have a native default reporter setting, but you can use Jira Automation to automatically assign a default reporter whenever a new issue is created in a project. This step-by-step guide walks you through creating an automation rule in Project Settings to ensure every new issue has the correct reporter assigned.

Steps

1. Navigate to your desired Jira project.
2. Open Project Settings for the relevant project.
3. In the left-hand sidebar, click Automation.
4. Click Create Rule to start building a new automation rule.
5. Select the trigger Issue Created — this fires the rule whenever a new issue is created in the project.
6. Add an action to set the reporter.
7. Select Edit Issue as the action type.
8. In the Field to Set section, choose Reporter and select the user you want as the default reporter.
9. Select your chosen default reporter from the user list.
10. Name the rule and click Turn on rule to activate it.
11. From now on, whenever a new issue is created, the automation rule will automatically set the reporter to the configured default user.