For custom field types, select a list, checkboxes, radio buttons, and their multi-versions. You need to configure their select options before they can become useful to users. Select options are configured and set on a per-custom-field-context basis. This provides the custom field with the flexibility of having different select options for different projects.
To configure select options, you need to first select the custom field and then the context that the options will be applied to, as follows:
- Browse to the Custom fields page.
- Click on the Configure option for the custom field you wish to configure the select options for.
- Click on the Edit Options link for the custom field context you wish to apply the options.
- Enter option values in the Add New Custom Field Option section, and click on the Add button to add the value. The options will be added in the order in which they are entered into the system. You can manually move option values up and down or click on Sort options alphabetically to let Jira perform the sorting for you.
- Click on the Done button once you finish configuring the select options:
