How to Change Status of Jira Ticket to ‘In Progress’

Quick summary

Changing a Jira ticket status to In Progress signals to your team that active work has begun on an issue. This workflow transition takes just seconds using the status dropdown inside the ticket's detail view.

Steps

1. Open Jira and navigate to the project where the ticket is located.
2. Click on the ticket to open its detailed view.
3. Find the status dropdown or transition buttons near the ticket title or in the issue's workflow section.
4. Select 'In Progress' from the available status options.
5. Confirm the status field now displays 'In Progress' on the ticket.
6. The ticket's status will automatically update to 'In Progress' across the project.