I can see the field "Severity" in project settings->fields, but can't display it anywhere?

[Tom Gagne]

I found both the `severity` and `severity rationale` fields on my project's settings->fields list, but that page says those fields aren't set to display anywhere, and there's no screen link to make them visible.

Whenever I go to any configuration or configuration scheme I can't find those fields anywhere to assign.

I've tried going to a bug and clicked on "configure" to see if I could add it there--but no luck.

I must be missing something basic because I'd expect most bugs to have a way to indicate severity separately from priority.

[Trudy Claspill]

There are two places fields need to be added to be available in your Company Managed Project issues:

- the Field Configuration in the Field Configuration Scheme

- the Screen configuration in Screen Schemes

Are you a Jira administrator? Only a Jira Administrator is able to edit those items.

[Tom Gagne]

I am an administrator.  Those fields don't show up on any field configuration, field configuration scheme, screen, or screen scheme.  When I search for the fields they're unfound.  I can only ever see them in the project setting's field list. 

[Trudy Claspill]

Can you provide screen images of what you are seeing?

If you go to Project Settings > Screens, the Screen Scheme should display and list the Screens that are included in the scheme. If you are a Jira Admin (vs. just a project admin) the text showing the screen names will be links.

If you can click through on a screen name link you should end up on a screen where you can edit the fields displayed on that screen.

Is that where you are going where you attempt to search for Severity and not finding it?

[Tom Gagne]

project settings->fields

screen schemes

the next pic is my looking for a field w/ severity in it--and there's nothing.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hm, that is a puzzler. Have you tried another browser or clearing the cache of your current browser?

Another way to add a field to a screen is through the Custom Fields interface. If you go to the gear icon in the upper right and select Issues > Custom Fields, then find the field in the list, then click the ... button, you should find an "Associate to Screens" option.

Click that and you get a list of screens. There you can checkmark the screens to which you want to add the field.