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How to Close a Jira Ticket

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Here's how to close a jira ticket in Jira

  1. Navigate to and open your target ticket within Jira.
  2. Locate the current status field displayed on the ticket.
  3. Click on the status field to reveal available status options.
  4. Select 'Done' or your organization's equivalent completion status from the dropdown menu.
  5. As an alternative method, navigate to the board view and click-hold the ticket to drag it into the Done column.

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When you close a ticket in Jira, it receives a completion status and moves out of active workflow columns. The ticket remains accessible for reference but is no longer considered part of ongoing work.