How can one configure a JIRA key to start with something other than 1?

For example, PROJ-123 as the first issue instead of PROJ-1.

I was able to do this once via a properties file but c开发者_运维问答annot seem to find it now.

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This article may help you out. It involves running an SQL statement against the Jira database.

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Ah! .. it can be done by modifying the project.pcounter field in the database.