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Manage multiple issues from your list

We are releasing this feature slowly so you may not be able to use it just yet.

Unless otherwise noted, the list in software projects is the same for both company-managed and team-managed projects.

You can copy and delete multiple issues in your lists at once. Managing your lists in a few clicks allows you and your team to be more efficient.

Copy multiple issues in your list

You can copy multiple issues in the list and paste them into different applications in the table format.

To copy multiple issues in the list:

  1. Select the issues that you want to copy.

  2. Select Copy to clipboard from the selection bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.

You can now paste the issues into the application of your choice. If the application supports table format, the issues are pasted as a table. For example, MS Excel and Gmail.

You can also use Shift+Select on your keyboard to select the issues.

Edit issues in bulk in your list

You can edit up to 1000 issues at once.

To edit multiple work items from the list:

  1. Select multiple work items from the list. You can either:

    1. use the work item checkboxes

    2. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items

    3. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items

  2. Once you’ve chosen the work items you’d like to edit, select Edit from the toolbar that appears. This will open the bulk edit sidebar.

  3. Choose what you’d like to do with the fields shared across the selected work items by clicking into the field and making direct edits. You can also search for additional fields you may want to edit using the search bar. Some fields may require you to choose from a handful of options. The options depend on the type of field, but may include:

    1. Keep as is - Make no changes to that field across the selected work items.

    2. Add new - Add new values to what’s already there across the selected work items.

    3. Find and remove - Remove a specific value from the field across the selected work items.

    4. Replace all - Replace the existing content for that field across all selected work items.

    5. Remove all - Remove all values from the field across the selected work items.

  4. When you’re done editing, select Next to review your changes on a confirmation screen.

  5. Select Confirm to save your edits.

Delete multiple issues in your list

You can delete up to 50 work items from the list at once.

To delete multiple work items from the list:

  1. Select multiple work items from the list. You can either:

    1. use the work item checkboxes

    2. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items

    3. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items

  2. Select Delete.

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