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JIRA 7 Essentials

You're reading from   JIRA 7 Essentials Explore the great features of the all-new JIRA 7 to manage projects and effectively handle bugs and software issues

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786462510
Length 398 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Patrick Li Patrick Li
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with JIRA FREE CHAPTER 2. Using JIRA for Business Projects 3. Using JIRA for Agile Projects 4. Issue Management 5. Field Management 6. Screen Management 7. Workflow and Business Process 8. E-mails and Notifications 9. Securing JIRA 10. Searching, Reporting, and Analysis 11. JIRA Service Desk

Custom field types


Every custom field belongs to a custom type, which dictates its behavior, appearance, and functionality. Therefore, when you add a custom field to JIRA, you really add another instance of a custom field type.

JIRA comes with over 20 custom field types that you can use straight out of the box. Many of the custom field types are identical to the built-in fields, such as date picker, which is like the due date field. They provide you with simplicity and flexibility that are not available with their built-in counterparts. The upcoming tables break down and list all the standard JIRA custom field types and their characteristics.

Standard fields

These fields are the most basic field types in JIRA. They are usually simple and straightforward to use, such as text field, which allows users to input any text:

Custom field type

Description

Date Picker

These are input fields that allow input with a date picker and enforce valid dates.

Date Time Picker

These are input fields...

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