Jira 8 Administration Cookbook - Third Edition

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Using field configuration is one way to hide fields from the user. There are two more ways to make a field hidden from view:

• Take the field off screen. Note that for the View screen, default fields such as Summary and Description are shown regardless of whether or not they are placed on the screen.
• Restrict the field's configuration scheme so that it is not applicable to the project/issue type context. You can do this by clicking on the Configure for the custom field and deselecting the project/issue type you do not want the field to be available for.

Hiding the field with field configuration will make it hidden from all screens for the project and issue type it is applicable to, so, if you want to hide the field from ...