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Manage Assignees

Last modified: 09 October 2024

Before you can assign an issue to a user, you need to add this user to the list of assignees in the project where the issue was created.

In YouTrack, any issue field is a custom field. The Assignee field is a default custom field with the user[1] type. This field is auto-attached to all projects. This means that:

  • The Assignee field is available in YouTrack without additional configuration.

  • The Assignee can be set to a single value (user account), selected from a predefined list of users.

  • This field is added automatically to any new project.

The list of users is defined by a set of values that are attached to the Assignee field.

In a new project, the Assignee field includes all members of the project team by default.

You can customize the list of assignees to suit the needs of your project. For more information, see Manage the Project Team.

The most frequent task is to remove users from the list of assignees. If your project requires it, you can add a user or a group that are not members of the project team to the list of assignees.

When you add a user or a group to the list of assignees, provide this user or group with sufficient permissions to view and edit issues in the project.