Just as with a screen scheme, Jira will automatically create an issue type screen scheme when you create your project. Since one project can only have one issue type screen scheme associated with it, usually you will not need to create new ones yourself. However, there might be a time when you want to create a new scheme, such as experimenting with some new configurations while still wanting to keep the existing one untouched in case of a roll-back.

Perform the following steps to create a new issue type screen scheme:

1. Browse to the Issue Type Screen Schemes page
2. Click on the Add issue type screen scheme button
3. Enter a name and description for the new issue type screen scheme
4. Select a default screen scheme from the list of screen schemes
5. Click on the Add button to create the issue type screen scheme

That's right, you guessed it! The new issue type screen scheme is not yet in use. It will only become active once it is applied to one or more projects, which we will look at shortly.