Jira 8 Essentials - Fifth Edition

Adding a custom field

Adding a new custom field is a multistep process, and Jira provides a wizard to help you through it. There are two mandatory steps and an optional step when adding a new custom field. You need to first select the type of custom field, then its name, followed by options if you are adding a select list custom field type. The final, optional, step is to decide which screens to add the field onto. We will walk you through the process:

1. Browse to the Custom fields page.
2. Click on the Add custom field button. This will bring you to step 1 of the process, where you can select the custom field type.

3. Search and select the custom field type you wish to add, and click on Next. This will bring you to step 2 of the process, where ...