Hide or Read-only "Estimate" (Story Points) field on backlog Issue Detail View

Question

Hi,

On the backlog view, when I click on a ticket, I have the detail view of the Story that appears on the right.

On the top, I see the Story title (Summary), and below it is the Estimate field, which corresponds to the Story Points.

If I open the Story on its own page, this field doesnt show up.

I have the old view. I use Jira Cloud.

I would like to hide this field, or prevent it from being edited (as it will done via automation) but not sure how to do it.

I tried to go to Jira Settings > Issues > Screens > Click on configure to the right screen > remove the Story Points. But nothing changed.

hyc · Answer

thanks for your answer. unfortunately, this solution would only work when using the new issue view. the old one doesnt seem to take into account these settings..

unknown · Answer

Hi there, try the Issue layout in the Project.  Go to Project settings > Issue layout > Edit layout and you should be able to drag the Story Points field to the Hidden fields section.