How can I change the default sort option of Priority for the Issue Navigator?

[Solitonman]

When I get into the Issue Navigator for a project I see the issues sort according to Priority by default.  We don't really use Priority in our projects, so it's annoying to have to select a new field (which I can't scroll to, btw) and then re-select the ordering, and THEN, if I'm lucky, I don't have to change the filter, otherwise the view defaults to sorting by Priority.

I can't find any documentation on how to configure this setting.  I want to be able to have the issues sort by Key, descending, when I open the Issue Navigator.  Anyone know if there's a way to make that happen?  Thanks!

[Udo Brand · Accepted solution]

You would need to associate this field to your current project. Please check your field configuration (see here) and add your project to the context.

[DJ]

I had this same issue, reviewed the configuration as you linked to.

The field was already associated to all my imported projects already -- the import routine does this automatically apparently.  Just in case, I performed a re-index to ensure the field data was included.

Still, when I go to the search and click the "More" button and enter External issue ID it is disabled and gives me the not applicable error.

Perhaps there is more to this process than just having the custom field associated?  Maybe something changed in the past 6 years of JIRA updates.