Assignees clarify who is working on specific issues and pull requests.

Tips:

  1. On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  2. Issues and pull requests tab selectionUnder your repository name, click Issues or Pull requests.

  3. Issues metadata checkboxSelect the checkbox next to the items you want to assign to someone.

  4. In the upper-right corner, click Assignee.
  5. Issues assignment drop-downTo assign the items to a user, start typing their username, then click their name when it appears.

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