You can delete issues from Jira. You might need to delete issues that have been created by mistake or if the issue is redundant, although normally, it is better to close and mark the issue as a duplicate. We will discuss closing an issue in Chapter 7, Workflow and Business Process.
Issue deletion is permanent in Jira. Unlike some other applications that may put deleted records in a trash bin that you can retrieve later, Jira completely deletes the issue from the system. The only way to retrieve the deleted issue is by restoring Jira from a previous backup.
Go through the following steps to delete an issue:
- Browse to the issue you wish to delete.
- Click on the Delete option from the More menu. This will bring up the Delete Issue dialog box, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Click on the Delete button to remove the issue permanently from Jira.
Deleting an issue permanently removes it from Jira, along with all of its data, including attachments and comments.