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Custom Field Attributes
A custom field has the following attributes:
- Custom Field Name
- This field specifies name of the custom field.
Field Type
This field specifies the field type of the custom field.
Just click on "Field Type" column against a custom field row to select its field type.
Possible values for this field are
Text
Integer
Real value
- Date
Single select list
Multi select list
- Rich Text Area
- Hierarchical View
Field Unit
This attribute specifies the unit of the custom field.
It is only applicable for "Text", "Integer" and "Real value" type custom fields.
- Field Options
- This attribute specifies the field options for the custom field.
- It is only applicable for "Single select list" and "Multi select list".
- The options can be entered by clicking on respective cell.
- By default, a blank option is added to the list; this is displayed as "---".
Custom Field Operations
The following operations can be performed on this table:
- Add Custom Field
- A new custom field can be created by clicking on the first row of the table under the "Custom Field Name" column labeled "< Enter new Custom Field >".
Edit Custom Field
- A custom field can be edited simply by clicking on it.
- Note: Once a custom field is associated with a Test Case,
- then its field type cannot be altered
- and associated field options cannot be deleted
- Delete Custom Field(s)
- Custom Field(s) can be deleted in the following two ways:
- First select custom field(s) and then click on "Delete Custom Field" button to delete them.
- By selecting context menu item "Delete Custom Field" to delete a single custom field.
- However, if a custom field is associated with a Test Case, then it will not be deleted.
- Custom Field(s) can be deleted in the following two ways:
- Enable
- A custom field can be enabled by clicking on the check box on the extreme right.
- Once a custom field is enabled, it appears as part of Test Cases.
- If checked then any new projects created in JIRA will be having these fields enabled by default. Project manager has to explicitly disable those fields in their projects.
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