When I convert an Issue/Request to a Project, I am not showing as the owner - why?

[JAMIEDE]

My colleagues are having trouble and I can't figure out what is going wrong. When I convert to Project, I am always named the owner of the project. For some reason, when they convert them, they are NOT recorded as the owner, the person who loaded the Issues/Requests to Workfront is recorded as the owner and they need to manually change it each time. Is there something I am missing?? 

[KellieGardner · Accepted solution]

Are you using templates when converting the requests to projects? Check the template they are using to see if that user is the template owner. 

Template Owner = Project Owner.

[JAMIEDE]

Oh really?!? Is there a way to make that not happen? We have various templates for many different projects. I want the converter to be named the owner of the project. Is that a possibility? Because when we convert, we convert using a template... 

[KellieGardner]

If you remove the template owner name the person converting will become the owner. If you have someone set as the template owner it will override the user becoming the assignee. 

[Richard__Carlson]

You can also create a template which assigns a specific person or role to any position of responsibility within the project.  Owner, Stakeholder, Resource Manager, you can assign specific tasks, etc.