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Where to find
To use Administer Fields for Project's features you have to be a project administrator at least in one project of the Jira instance.
To Access the Administer Fields for Project's dialog:
- Access the relevant project.
- Go to .
- Click on the Administer Fields button Under Components:
- A dialog similar to this one should open:
- You're good to go!
Show Field
In this tab you can show a field that is hidden by its Field Configuration by following these steps:
- Select the field you would like to show. Only fields that are hidden for at least one issue type will be available in the list.
- Select the issue types you would like to show the field for. Note that you can impact other issue types if they use a shared Field Configuration.
- If you want to show multiple fields, make sure the checkbox is checked.
- Hit the button to show the field.
- You should get this flag:
Hide Field
In this tab you can hide a field that is shown by its Field Configuration by following these steps:
- Select the field you would like to hide. Only fields that are shown for at least one issue type will be available in the list.
- Select the issue types you would like to hide the field for. Note that you can impact other issue types if they use a shared Field Configuration.
- If you want to hide multiple fields, make sure the checkbox is checked.
- Hit the button to hide the field.
- You should get this flag:
Update Screen
In this tab you can update a screen (see supported fields in the right) by following these steps:
- Select the screen you would like to update.
- Editing the tabs in the screen:
- You can add a new tab to the screen using the + button
Enter the new tab name and hit the button. - You can edit tab name using the pen symbol
Enter the new tab name and hit the button. - You can change the order of the tabs by grabbing the three vertical lines and drag the tab to its new location.
- You can delete a tab by using the X button , just remember that when you delete a tab you also remove from the screen all the fields inside it.
You can delete a tab only if it was added inside the project using Administer Fields For Project. If the tab was added by a Jira administrator or from another project, the tab can't be deleted.
- You can add a new tab to the screen using the + button
- Editing the fields in the screen:
- You can add a new field to the screen using the select list in the button, just select the field you want to add and hit the Add button.
- You can change the order of the fields by grabbing the three horizontal lines and drag the field to its new location.
- You can delete a field from the screen by using the X button .
You can delete a field only if it was added inside the project using Administer Fields For Project. If the field was added by a Jira administrator or from another project, the field can't be deleted. - You can sort all the fields in a tab alphabetically by one click - . The summary field will remain first.
- You can add a new field to the screen using the select list in the button, just select the field you want to add and hit the Add button.
- If you want to update multiple screens, make sure the checkbox is checked.
- Hit the button to update the screen.
- You should get this flag: