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Article version: Enterprise Server 2.21
Article version: Enterprise Server 2.21

Creating an issue

Issues can be created in a variety of ways, so you can choose the most convenient method for your workflow.

People with read permissions can create an issue in a repository where issues are enabled.

In this article

Issues can be used to keep track of bugs, enhancements, or other requests. For more information, see "About issues."

Repository administrators can disable issues for a repository. For more information, see "Disabling issues."

Creating an issue from a repository

Tip: You can also create an issue using the GitHub CLI. For more information, see "gh issue create" in the GitHub CLI documentation.

  1. On GitHub Enterprise Server, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  2. Under your repository name, click Issues.

    Issues tab

  3. Click New issue. New Issues button

  4. If your repository uses issue templates, click Get started next to the type of issue you'd like to open. Select the type of issue you want to create Or, click Open a blank issue if the type of issue you'd like to open isn't included in the available options. Link to open a blank issue

  5. Type a title and description for your issue. A sample issue

  6. If you're a project maintainer, you can assign the issue to someone, add it to a project board, associate it with a milestone, or apply a label.

  7. When you're finished, click Submit new issue.

Creating an issue from a comment

You can open a new issue from a comment in an issue or pull request. When you open an issue from a comment, the issue contains a snippet showing where the comment was originally posted.

  1. Navigate to the comment that you would like to open an issue from.
  2. In that comment, click . Kebab button in pull request review comment
  3. Click Reference in new issue. Reference in new issue menu item
  4. Use the "Repository" drop-down menu, and select the repository you want to open the issue in. Repository dropdown for new issue
  5. Type a descriptive title and body for the issue. Title and body for new issue
  6. Click Create issue. Button to create new issue
  7. If you're a project maintainer, you can assign the issue to someone, add it to a project board, associate it with a milestone, or apply a label.
  8. When you're finished, click Submit new issue.