Field Configuration description editing missing after migration to Field Schemes

Question

Summary

Since our Jira Cloud site was migrated to the new Field Schemes experience, I can no longer find the option to edit individual field descriptions within a specific Field Configuration. This feature was previously available and is still documented in the official Atlassian support article (Create or edit a field configuration | Atlassian Support).

What I used to be able to do

* Navigate to Settings → Issues → Field Configurations

* Select a specific Field Configuration

* Click the Edit icon on a field's row to update the field's description scoped to that configuration only

* Use wiki markup to format the description (bold, bullet points, tables, etc.)

What I see now

* The Field Configurations menu item is no longer visible in Settings → Work Items → Fields

* Only Field configuration schemes is available

* Inside the scheme, there is no way to drill into an individual Field Configuration to edit field descriptions

* The wiki markup / rich text formatting option for descriptions also appears to be gone

Impact

We rely on per-configuration field descriptions to provide context-specific guidance to users in different projects. Without this, we cannot customize field descriptions per project scope, and any changes would affect all projects globally.

Environment

* Jira Cloud (migrated to new Field Schemes UI)

* Previously using a custom Field Configuration Scheme with a dedicated Field Configuration

Questions

* Is the per-field description editing still available somewhere in the new Field Schemes UI?

* If not, is this a known gap during the migration rollout? Is there a timeline for when it will be restored?

* Is there a Feature Request I can vote on for this?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Sunny Tsai_txwox0 · Answer

hi Gor

Thanks for the guidance! Just to clarify—does this setting apply the field description change to that work type across all projects using this scheme?

In the previous Field Configurations, we were able to customize field descriptions scoped to specific projects.

Is there a way to achieve project-level field description customization in the new Field Schemes UI, or is this scope no longer available?

If it's still possible, could you guide me on how to set it up?

Thanks again!

Gor Greyan_wzwybp · Answer

Hi @Sunny Tsai

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Settings --> Work items --> Field schemes --> select your scheme

Find the field and choose More actions --> Change field behavior by work type.

From there, you can use Replace field descriptions on work types to provide a different description for that field for a particular work type.

Here is the appropriate documentation.
https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/change-the-way-fields-behave-for-different-work-types/

And here is the announcement about the new changes.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Cloud-Admins-articles/Announcing-General-Availability-of-Field-Schemes/ba-p/3246894

Regards,
Gor