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Jira 8 Essentials

You're reading from   Jira 8 Essentials Effective issue management and project tracking with the latest Jira features

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789802818
Length 420 pages
Edition 5th Edition
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Patrick Li Patrick Li
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to Jira 8 FREE CHAPTER
2. Getting Started with Jira 3. Using Jira for Business Projects 4. Using Jira for Agile Projects 5. Section 2: Jira 8 in Action
6. Issue Management 7. Field Management 8. Screen Management 9. Workflow and Business Process 10. Emails and Notifications 11. Section 3: Advanced Jira 8
12. Securing Jira 13. Searching, Reporting, and Analysis 14. Jira Service Desk 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Custom field context

System fields, such as resolution, are global across Jira. What this means is that these fields will have the same set of selections for all projects. Custom fields, on the other hand, are a lot more flexible.

Custom field types, such as select lists and radio buttons, can have different sets of options for different projects or different issue types within the same project. This is achieved through what is called a custom field context.

A custom field context is made up of a combination of projects and issue types. When you are working with an issue, Jira will check the project and issue type of the current issue to determine whether there is a specific context that matches the combination. If one is found, Jira will load the custom field with any specific settings, such as selection options. However, if no context is found, the custom field will not be loaded...

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