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title: "Create."
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/297768085/Create."
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| **Contents:**
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## Security and configuration
- You need a box admin or sub-box creator security role to create, edit, and delete boxes.
- To configure the default box type information and parent types, go to App's administration > box types > edit (click on a box type name) > [Basics (box types)](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298289300).
- To configure box type scheduling rules (period mode and sequentially), go to App's administration > edit (click on a box type name) > [Advanced (box types)](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297636248).
## Create a box
> ✅ When you create a box, you automatically become its Admin.
The video presents how to create a box in BigPicture.
### Simplified box creation from a Jira project
You can create a box directly [from a Jira project](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297602987). This simplified process allows you to effortlessly create a box that matches a project's scope.
### Create a box in the Overview module
To create a new box:
1. Click the **+Add new** button.
2. Choose a **box type** and complete a **box name**.
3. Start and end dates are automatically set to today. You can edit start/end dates now or later.
4. Choose one or more Jira projects to populate the scope of a box.
5. Adjust the icon and its color for a box.
6. Click **Create**.
Alternatively, you can click in-between the items on the list:
Next, select a box type you want to use.
> ℹ️ The list of available box types might vary depending on where you are in the App—Home View or the Overview module of a box and where you click when adding new boxes. Make sure to define the "Parent type" correctly in the App's administration > box types (click on the box type name to edit) > General > Basics > Parent types (requires App admin security role).
If needed, edit the fields:
| **Field** | **Description** |
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| **Box type** | Select a box type from the list. |
| **Box name** | Specify the box name. |
| **Start/end date** | Start and end dates are automatically set to today. Click to change start/end dates.
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| **Icon** | Select the icon from the dropdown.
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| **Color** | Select the icon color.
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| **Projects** | **Optional field**
You can select Jira projects that will be in the scope of the new box.
Advanced [scope definition](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297572829) options are available after the box has been created. You can base the scope on Jira boards, and filters and narrow down the scope.
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> ℹ️ If the button is greyed out and you see the message "There are no box types available for this level":
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> ℹ️ - Same-level boxes can't be created
> ℹ️ - Sub-boxes can't be created
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> ℹ️ Firstly, check the "Type" of the box you are presently in.
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> ℹ️ Go to "Administration" to verify [box type](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298289300) settings. Make sure that "parent types" have been set as needed.
### Create same-level and sub-boxes
> ℹ️ The App can suggest the Start / End dates when your boxes are sequential. When overlapping is enabled, no end date will be indicated.
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> ℹ️ Go to App Administration > box types > General to change the sequentiality settings.
Click the "box type" button or use the indent/outdent arrow next to the button in the box creation pop-up to switch between same-level and sub-boxes. It appears when you want to add a box by clicking in-between the items, and the box type in the row above is a parent type to other box types.
Select from the list of available box types or click the "outdent arrow' to include the same-level box types and the "indent arrow" to narrow the list to sub-box types.
When you click the indent arrow, the arrow will reverse, and the available box types are narrowed to same-level boxes only, i.e., Iteration, as the Iteration box type is not a parent type to any other box types:
### Next timebox naming scheme
When creating a consecutive "Sub scope" box, the App suggests a name.
The last number in the string (the name of the previous box) is incremented by 1, **even if it isn't the last character in a string**.
If no numbers are present, "2" is added to the end of the name string.
### Duplicating the box configuration
> ℹ️ You can't duplicate a box with all its contents and tasks.
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> ℹ️ You can use a Configuration of an existing box, duplicate it, and create a new box with an identical configuration. **The scope of a box (tasks inside a box) isn't duplicated** - tasks have to be added to the new box scope afterward. You can [clone a scope ](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298192292)of an existing box to expedite the process or use the [import](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297505168) function.
To duplicate a box, right-click on it or click on the wrench icon on the right and select "Duplicate configuration."
[Box configuration](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297602813) settings of a box are applied to the new box:
- [security](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297994764) (user roles)
- modules and their settings
- [connected tools](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297769174) and the [scope owner](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/296982489) (tool connections get replicated)
> ℹ️ [Inheritance mode](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297505026) impacts the exact setup of the newly created box.
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> ℹ️ If some settings (such as column views or Quick filers) were inherited from the upper-level boxes, if you move a new box to a different place in the hierarchy, inherited settings can be lost. Inherited settings are always based on upper-level boxes and depend on placement within the box hierarchy.
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> ℹ️ More about the inheritance mode can be found in the [box type settings](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297538577).
## Import Jira projects (Home box only)
Set up a box based on your Jira projects.
Select one or more Jira projects you want to include in the scope of a box.
Select a box type:
If you have selected multiple projects, you can create a separate box for each. Adjust a toggle switch accordingly.
When ready, click **Import**.
## Create a new portfolio (Home box only)
Set up a portfolio box—a box in which you can nest your projects. Portfolio boxes help you organize your work and provide reporting capabilities.
Adjust the box information. When ready, click **Create**.
## Limitations
### Sub-boxes> Macro (excerpt-include)