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Display Fields Configuration

Owned by David Sedlock
Last updated: Jan 31, 2024 by Ron B. Bugay
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Overview

The fields that are displayed in the project tree and the reading and tabular views can be configured to allow each user to see the information they find most useful in a given view. This is done using the Display Fields dialogs.

There are two ways to open the dialogs:

  • In the Project Tree view, open the context menu of the root item in the tree and select Configure display fields.

  • In the Reading and Tabular views, select the item Display Fields in the R4J navigation bar.

Display Fields dialogs

The dialogs have two columns of fields side-by-side, Available and Selected. The left column shows the available fields. The right column shows the selected fields. What is displayed above the columns depends on the individual type of dialog:

  • Tree View Display Fields: The items “Issues” and “Folders” are shown, allowing for different selections of display fields depending on whether the item in the tree is an issue or a folder.

  • Reading View Display Fields: By default the items “Issues” and “Folders” are shown, allowing for different selections of display fields depending on whether the item in the tree is an issue or a folder. It is possible to configure the display fields of individual issue types by adding them to the list. If the list contains at least one issue type, the item “Issues” is renamed “Others”. The available fields are all the system and custom fields defined in the Jira instance.

  • Tabular View Display Fields: The only item shown is “Issues” (since the columns in the tabular view are determined only for issues, not for folders). The available fields are all the system and custom fields defined in the Jira instance.

Available fields

The list of fields regarded as available depends on the type of view:

  • Tree View Display Fields: The available fields are a predetermined list of system fields.

  • Reading View Display Fields: The available fields are all the system and custom fields defined in the Jira instance. Note that if a given field is not defined for an issue, the value is displayed as “none” in the reading view.

  • Tabular View Display Fields: The available fields are all the system and custom fields defined in the Jira instance. Note that if a given field is not defined for an issue, the cell in the table for the value is displayed as “none” or empty in the tabular view.

Operations

Purpose

Action

Comment

Purpose

Action

Comment

Add a field in the available list to the selected list in a desired position

  • Select an item in the list above the columns (e.g. “Issues”).

  • Optionally, enter a search term in the text box in the left column to narrow down the list of fields.

  • Select the desired field in the left column.

  • Drag it into the right column to the desired position.

 

Add a field in the available list to the selected list in the last position

  • Select an item in the list above the columns (e.g. “Issues”).

  • Optionally, enter a search term in the text box in the left column to narrow down the list of fields.

  • Double-click the desired field in the left column.

 

Remove a field from the selected list

  • Select an item in the list above the columns (e.g. “Issues”).

  • Double-click the field in the right column.

 

Reorder the selected list

  • Select an item in the list above the columns (e.g. “Issues”).

  • Grab a field in the right column and move it to the desired position.

In the tabular view, the columns can also be reordered by dragging them to different positions in the view itself. The new order is saved and will be shown in the tabular display fields configuration dialog the next time it is opened.

Reset selected list to default

  • Select an item in the list above the columns (e.g. “Issues”).

  • Select “Reset” in the right column.

The default list of fields is given with the R4J installation.

Add individual issue types to be configured

  • Select the “+” icon in the list above the columns.

  • Select the issue type from the dropdown that appears.

Only in the Tree View and Reading View Display Fields dialog.

Remove individual issue types to be configured

  • Either select the “x” next to the issue type in the list or select “…” and then select the issue type in the dropdown.

Only in the Reading View Display Fields dialog.