Find missing fields in your spaces and work items

Jira’s layered field management gives you granular control over what shows where. They can also conflict with each other if not configured correctly. The Find your field function checks all of your configurations to find blockers.

To find a field from your work item:

1. Select a work item that’s missing a field.

2. Open the More actions (•••) menu and select Find your field.

   1. If you don’t have Jira admin permissions, this option won’t show.

3. Select the missing field from the dropdown menu. You can also type in the box to search.

4. Refer to the table that appears to see why this field isn’t showing on your work item.

Reasons for missing fields

The results that come up should shed some insight into what’s blocking your field from appearing on this work item.

Field scheme refers to the field schemes that manage collections of fields across spaces. If a field is missing from a scheme, it won’t show up in this space. More about field schemes

Screens are another common source of missing fields. We only recommend that you use screens to:

• make a field appear when creating a work item, or

• as part of a transition workflow