Summary, Security Level, Issue Type, etc.) are fixed. System fields on View Issue screen - System fields on the default 'View Issue' screen (e.g.

This applies even if the dates are custom fields. Date fields on View Issue screen - Fields of type 'Date' will always be displayed in the 'Dates' area of the default 'View Issue' screen, regardless of how you reorder them.Hover over the field and click the Delete button that appears.

Move a field to a different tab by dragging it to the name of the tab and dropping it. Hover over the dotted part of the field (next to the field name) and drag the field to the desired position. Click Add Field to add it to the current tab. Field suggestions will appear as you type.ģ. Type the name of the field in the drop-down displayed at the bottom of the current fields. Hover over the dotted part of the tab (next to the tab name) and drag the tab to the desired position.ġ. Hover over the tab name and click the pencil icon.ġ. Click the tab that you want to add the field to.Ģ. Enter the name of the new tab in the dialog that appears and clickAdd. You can perform the following operations:Ĭlick Add Tab. You can also add, remove and reorder tabs, as well as rename them.Ĭlick the Configure link next to the screen you want to add a field to. Tabs are useful for organizing complex screens, as you can place less used fields onto separate tabs. Tabs can also be used to help group related fields. You can configure the fields that display on a particular screen by adding/removing fields, as well as reordering them. Screens that are associated with one or more screen schemes, or one or more workflow transitions, cannot be deleted. You will be prompted to confirm your deletion Click the Delete link next to the screen you wish to delete.You will be directed to the Copy Screen page, where you can enter a name and a description for the new Screen. Click the Copy link next to the Screen you wish to copy.You will now be directed to the Edit Screen page where you can edit the name and/or description of the Screen.Click the Edit link next to the appropriate screen.To change a screen's name and/or description: See the Configuring a screen's fields section below for details. You will be taken directly to the Configure Screen page, where you can add fields to your new screen. Click the Add button to add your new screen to Jira.Description - enter a sentence or two to describe the situations screen will be used.Name - enter a short phrase that best describes your new screen.Complete the Add New Screen dialog box:.Click the Add New Screen button to open the Add New Screen dialog box.Select Screens to open the View Screens page, which lists all screens that have been defined in JIRA. Log in as a user with the Jira Administrators global permission.Workflow Screen - used for the transition view for the default Reopen Issue transitions, originating from the Resolved and Closed steps and Close Issue transition, originating from the Resolved step in Jira's default workflow. The Workflow Screen defines a smaller set of fields than the Resolve Issue Screen.

Resolve Issue Screen - used for the transition view for the default Close Issue and Resolve Issue transitions, originating from the Open, In Progress and Reopened steps in Jira's default workflow.

Default Screen - used for the default issue operations for creating, editing or viewing an issue.

Jira applications ship with the Default Screen, Resolve Issue Screen and Workflow Screen, which are used as described below: See Activating a screen ( below) for details.

An issue operation and issue type (via a screen scheme and then issue type screen scheme).

If a particular field needs to be hidden at all times, it is easier to hide the field in the relevant field configuration than remove it from all screens.īe aware that any newly created screen in Jira is not usable by a Jira project until it has been associated with either: Hence, a field may be present on a screen used by a project, but if that field is hidden in the field configuration used by the project, that field will not be visible to the user when that screen in the project is displayed. the Due Date field can only be edited by users with the Schedule Issues project permission)

are also not hidden in the field configuration applicable to the issue (as defined by the project's field configuration scheme).

are present on the screen associated with the issue's Create Issue issue operation.

For example, on the Create Issue dialog box, users will only see issue fields that: When it comes to field visibility, screens functionally overlap slightly with field configurations.

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