I am creating a new project and for this project we would like for the component field to be required. When I do this via the field configuration page it makes it required for all the projects in our Jira. How do I make it required for just the one project?
You'll need to create a new field config scheme where component is required and then associate your new project to it. You need Jira Administrator access (sounds like you do) and here's an overview:
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