YouTrack Server
 
2025.1
  1. Issues
  2. Create and Edit Issues
  3. Load Issue Drafts

Load Issue Drafts

Last modified: 30 January 2025

When you create an issue, YouTrack saves the data automatically as an issue draft. To save the draft, you don't need to do anything at all. The following actions are available when creating an issue draft: Just click the Cancel button to exit the New Issue page or click Create > New issue in the main navigation to start reporting a different issue.

Issue draft options

  • Click the Cancel button to exit the New Issue page. The current draft is saved to your Drafts list.

  • Click the Delete button to discard the current issue draft.

To create an issue from a draft:

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Requires permissions: Create Issue

  1. Open the Issues list.

  2. Expand the Drafts menu in the sidebar and select a draft from the list.

    Drafts list

  3. Continue reporting the issue where you left off.

  4. When done, click the Create button.

Viewing and Managing Drafts

To use this feature effectively, you should only retain drafts for the issues you plan to report. Auto-generated drafts for issues you reported separately or no longer need can build up over time and create unnecessary clutter.

To view your current list of issue drafts, expand the Drafts section in the sidebar.

A list of issue drafts.

  • Select a draft to view it in the new issue form.

  • To discard an issue draft, click the Delete draft icon next to the draft in the list.

  • Click the Delete all drafts icon in the section header to clear the Drafts list.

Once a draft has been deleted, it cannot be recovered.