Add a custom field to the default Issue View Screen

Ryan Peterson

I've added a custom field to JIRA, but I only see a way to add it to screens that are used during a transition. Resolving an issue for example. When you're just viewing an issue there is a section for People that currently has Assignee and Reporter. I want to add my field to this section, how do I do that?

Derek Hunter

If you use the "User Picker" widget as your field type then when populated the field will show up under the "People" section of the default issue view in JIRA. If you clear out the field then this field will not show up under the "People" section.

Hope this helps clear up any confusion. I found myself asking the same questions and arrived at this page, but ended up figuring it out.