Manage screen schemes
As a Jira administrator, you can use screen schemes to select the screens your team sees when creating, editing, or viewing a work item. Follow the steps on this page to learn how to create a screen scheme, associate screens with work item operations, and activate your changes using a work type screen scheme.
Adding a screen scheme
Depending on your requirements, you may want to create multiple screen schemes, and associate them with different projects and work types.
Select > Work items.
Under SCREENS, select Screen schemes.
Select Add screen scheme.
Add a name, description, and default screen. You'll be able to edit the name and description at any time.
Select Add.
Deleting a screen scheme
Note that screen schemes that are associated with a work type screen scheme cannot be deleted. You will first need to edit the work type screen scheme and remove the screen scheme.
Select > Work items.
Under SCREENS, select Screen schemes.
Select Delete next to the relevant screen scheme.
Copying a screen scheme
Select > Work items.
Under SCREENS, select Screen schemes.
Select Copy next to the relevant screen scheme.
Enter the name and description of the new screen scheme and select Copy.
Configuring a screen scheme
Associating a screen with a work item operation
Within a screen scheme, you can associate each work item operation (create, view, edit) with a single screen. The default option will be used for any work item operations without an associated screen.
Select > Work items.
Under SCREENS, select Screen schemes.
Select Configure next to the relevant screen scheme.
Select Associate a work item operation with a screen.
Select the work item operation (e.g. create, edit, view) and the desired screen.
Select Add.
To show fields but not allow them to be edited, remove those fields from the edit screen scheme.
If fields are in the view screen scheme they will still display in the work item.
Editing an association
Select > Work items.
Under SCREENS, select Screen schemes.
Select Configure next to the relevant screen scheme.
Select Edit next to the relevant work item operation and update the selected screen.Select the desired screen and select Update.
Deleting an association
Select > Work items.
Under SCREENS, select Screen schemes.
Select Configure next to the relevant screen scheme.
Select Delete next to the relevant association. This work item operation will now use the default option.
Activating a screen scheme
To activate a screen scheme:
Configure a work type screen scheme to use the screen scheme.
Associate the work type screen scheme with a project.
Check out Associating screen and work item operation mappings with a work type for more information.
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