Adding Custom Fields

Bring up the administration page by clicking either the 'Administration' link on the top bar or the title of the Administration box on the dashboard:

On the menu bar on the left, under "Issue Fields" sub-menu click the Custom Fields link, and then click on the Add Custom Field link on the presented page.

Select from the list the appropriate custom field type.

Click on the next button.

Fill in the Field Name and Field Description. The Field Name will appear as the custom field's title in both entering and retrieving information on issues. The Field Description is displayed beneath the data entry field when entering new issues and editing existing issues, but not when browsing issues.

Select an appropriate Search Template. Pre-configured search templates are available for each shipped custom field type. A description of each search template will appear next to the select list when you select one.

Select one or any number of issue types that this custom field will be applicable for. You can change this value in the future if you need to.

Select the applicable project context. The custom field will be available to the selected projects. If issue types were chosen, it will only appear for those issue types for that project

Click Finish.

This will bring you to the screen association page where you can put your newly created custom field onto a screen in JIRA. You can associate the field any screens or tabs in JIRA. You must associate a field to a screen before it will be displayed. New fields will be added to the end of a tab.

Clicking Update will return you to the View Custom Fields page that displays a summary of the custom fields in the system. You can edit, delete or configure custom fields here. This page is also directly accessible from the menu bar to the left of all Administration pages.