How do I create a new custom field or update existing field values in a company-managed space?

[Brittany Tran]

Question: Is it possible as a project admin to create a new field only for my company-managed project? If so, could you please direct me to where I would do that?

Context:

I have project admin access to the space, but not global. We have a specific field for labels I'd like to update the field values for.

Looking into this, it seems like I do not have the ability to do so directly within the Jira UI (~ a "manage fields" page), since this field is global. As a result, I'm looking into another option of creating a new field entirely to eventually replace the original field.

I tried adding a new field from the request type, but also do not see the option to create a field here - just the message "Can't find a field? Contact your Jira admin"

[Mikael Sandberg · Accepted solution]

Hi @Brittany Tran,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

As a space admin you only have the option to add existing fields to your project, you cannot create new fields, in order to do that you need Jira admin permissions. 

[Brittany Tran]

Thanks so much, @Mikael Sandberg

Just to clarify a couple things:

1. by "add existing fields to your project" do you mean I can only select from the pre-existing fields managed by Jira admins (global)?
2. it sounds like I won't be able to create/add any new project-specific fields with my level of access, even if they're used solely in my project. Is that correct?

Appreciate your help!

[Mikael Sandberg]

Correct, as a space admin you can only add pre-existing fields that your Jira admin has created. Space specific fields is not a thing in company-managed projects, it is only in team-managed projects that a space admin can add space specific fields.