Custom fields permission schemes Fields Permission Schemes are created within Custom Fields Permission Schemes, which are then assigned to specific custom fields within each field configuration separately.
Secure Custom Fields Permission are able to Permissions may be granted based on the basis of:
- Individual users
- Groups (including 'Anyone' group (e.g. to allow anonymous access))
- Project roles
- Issue roles such as 'Reporter', 'Project Lead' and 'Current Assignee'
- JIRA Permissions inherited from JIRA Permission SchemeSchemes
- A (multi-)user picker custom field.
- A (multi-)group picker custom field. This can either be an actual group picker custom field, or a (multi-)select-list whose values are group names.
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A permission scheme is a set of user/group/role assignments for the field permissions listed above. Secure custom fields differ from any other custom field fielda in having permission schemes. One permission scheme can be associated with multiple custom fields.
Why Permission Schemes?
Permission schemes prevent having With permission schemes you do not have to set up permissions individually for every custom field. Once a permission scheme is has been set up, it can be applied to all custom fields that have the same type of access requirements.
Creating a Permission Scheme
- Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
- Choose
> Issues. Select Custom Fields Permission Schemes to open the Permissions Schemes for Custom Fields page, which displays a list of all permission schemes in your JIRA system and the custom field that use each scheme.
Tip Keyboard shortcut: 'g' + 'g' + start typing 'customs fields permission schemes' - Click the 'Add Scheme' link.
- In the 'Add Scheme' form, enter a the name for the scheme, and a short description of the scheme. Click the 'Save' button
- You will return to the 'Permissions Schemes for Custom Fields' page which now contains the newly added scheme.
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- Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
- Choose > Issues. Select Custom Field Permission Schemes to open the Permissions Schemes for Custom Fields page, which displays a list of all permission schemes in your JIRA system and the custom fields that use each scheme Tip Keyboard shortcut: 'g' + 'g' + start typing 'custom field permission schemes'
- Locate the permission scheme of interest and click its name (or click the 'Permissions' link in the 'Operations' column) to show a list of permissions.
Screenshot: Custom Fields Permissions
- Click the 'Add' link in the 'Operations' column, which displays the 'Add Permission' page.
- After selecting one or more permissions to add and who to add the selected permissions to, click the 'Add' button. The users/groups/roles will now be added to the selected permissions. Note that project roles are useful for defining specific team members for each project. Referencing project roles (rather than users or groups) in your permissions can help you minimise minimize the number of permission schemes in your system.
Screenshot: Add New Permissions
- Repeat the last 2 steps until all required users/groups/roles have been added to the permissions.
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- Log in as a user with the JIRA Administrators global permission.
- Choose >Issues>Custom Fields. Tip Keyboard shortcut: g + g + start typing custom fields
- Select the field of interest and then choose to choose one to open the dropdown menu and later on go to the Configuration page
- Click the Edit Permission Scheme to list available permission schemes, select the permission scheme you want to associate with the custom field.
- Click the 'Done' button to submit the form.
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- Log in as a user with the JIRA Administrators global permission.
- Choose >Issues>Custom Fields Permission Schemes Tip Keyboard shortcut: . start typing custom fields permission schemes
- Select the field of interest and choose sheme you want to accociate with the custom field.
Deleting a Permission Scheme
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