YouTrack Cloud 2025.3 Help

Project Management Project Template

When you create a YouTrack project with the Project Management project template, the project is created with the default settings that are described on this page.

Issue Fields

The following issue fields are attached to the project by default:

Name

Type

Values

Default value

Can be empty

Priority

enum[1]

Show-stopper, Critical, Major, Normal, Minor

Normal

false

Type

enum[1]

Milestone, Task, Subtask

Task

false

State

state[1]

Open, In Progress, In Review, On Hold, Done*, Canceled* (*)Resolved

Open

false

Assignee

user[1]

<All users who are members of the group for the project team>

Unassigned

true

Estimation

period

No values

?

true

Spent time

period

No values

?

true

Due Date

date

No values

No due date

true

Agile Board

An agile board is created for the project. The board has the following default configuration:

Tab

Setting

Value

General

Name

[Project Name] Board

owned by

The user who created the project with the Project Management project template.

Projects

[Project Name]

Can view and use the board

Project-based

Can edit board settings

Project-based

Sprints

Disabled

Board behavior

Filter cards to match a query

The input field for the search query is empty and can be modified at any time.

Columns and Swimlanes

Columns

are identified by State

Values for Columns

Open, In Progress, In Review, On hold, Done, Canceled

WIP Settings

No — the number of tasks that are allowed in each column are not limited.

Swimlanes

are identified by Issues from field Type

Values for Swimlanes

are Milestone and Task

Card

Estimation Field

No estimation field

Default value for Type

The default value is Subtask.

Color Scheme

The color scheme for the cards is defined by the Priority field.

Chart

Type

Burndown

Issue Filter

All cards

A saved search with the name [Project Name] Backlog is created and stored as the saved search for the backlog.

Workflows

The following default workflows are attached to the project automatically:

17 June 2025