How to do it...

Proceed with the following steps to set up a project-specific issue type list:

1. Log into Jira with a user that has a Jira administrator's permission.
2. Navigate to Administration > Issues > Issue type schemes.
3. Click on the Add issue type scheme button.
4. Enter the name for the new issue type scheme.
5. Add issue types to the scheme by dragging them from right to left.
6. Select the default issue type.
7. Click on the Save button to create the new scheme, as shown in the following screenshot:

Having created your new issue type scheme, you now need to apply it to projects in which you want to restrict issue type selections:

1. Click on the Associate link for the new issue type scheme.
2. Select the project(s) you want to apply the scheme to.
3. Click on Associate to change the selected projects' issue type scheme.

If the project has issues with issue types that do not exist in the new issue type scheme, Jira will walk you through a migration process where you can update the issue type for all the impacted issues.