Creating Issues of Different Types
Question: How do I create issues of different types in JIRA, including Sub-tasks?
Answer: To create issues with a non-default issue type, map Issue Type to a custom text field and then populate the field with the desired issue type for each task:


When creating Sub-tasks, please also make sure that the parent tasks of these tasks are or will be associated with JIRA issues (e.g. will not be skipped during synchronisation) because the new sub-tasks will need a parent.