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# How does Power Admin for Jira detect the priority usage?

This document explains how Power Admin identifies the usage and dependencies of priorities in a Jira configuration.

### Priorities → Projects relation

The usage in projects is determined by the usage of priorities in *priority schemes *and *workflows*.

> 📝 Power Admin for Jira detects if a priority’s dependent *priority schemes *and *workflows *are associated with projects. It will then show if the priority is configured in the dependent *priority schemes' *and *workflows' *projects (**Projects **counter in the *Summary*** **section).

### Priority usage in workflows

Dependency is detected if a workflow participant's property refers to a priority (by name or ID).

### Priority usage in priority schemes

Dependency is detected if a certain priority is added to a priority scheme.

### Priority usage in agile boards

Dependency is detected if:

- There is a reference to the priority in the board's JQL entries (*Saved filters*, *Cardcolors*, *Quick filters*, *Subqueries*, *Swimlanes*).
- The card colors' configuration is based on a certain priority.

### Priority usage in filters

Dependency is detected if a filter’s JQL query refers to a certain priority.

### Priority usage in service projects

Dependency is detected when the priority is referred to in *Request types*, *Queues*, *SLAs*, or *(Legacy) Automation rules*. Usage detection happens when the [service projects' cached index](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PA/pages/228229159) is generated for the first time or when it’s refreshed.