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title: "Set the assignee to blank"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JCPP/71274242/Set%20the%20assignee%20to%20blank"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

This page details how to set the assignee to blank when you clone an issue.

### Steps

1. Sign in to your Jira instance as Jira administrator.
2. In the top navigation bar, select **JIRA** **Administration gear**  > **Manage apps**.  
The *Manage apps* page is displayed.
3. In the left sidebar of the *Manage apps* page, select Clone Plus for Jira.  
The *Clone Plus for Jira Configuration* page is displayed.
4. Select* ***Clone plus properties*** > ***Edit** tab to edit a copy of the currently active configuration.  
Or  
You can also create a **clone-plus.properties** file in the directory configured as your **JIRA home** directory or copy and modify the example **[clone-plus.properties](https://appfire.atlassian.net/l/cp/60biB7cz)** file.
5. Add the following sample code for the **Clone+ 1 **clone operation.
6. Click **Make Active**.  
Once the Jira administrator has done these changes and the users clone any issue using the **Clone+ 1** clone operation, the assignee will be set to blank.