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A custom field does not appear on the Redmine issue page

Created on 2016-04-15  •  ISHIHARA Yukiko

If you created a custom field but it does not appear on the page to create or edit an issue, check that the custom field is set to be used in the project and the tracker.

Conditions for a custom field to appear

To use a custom field in an issue, all of the following conditions must be met.

  1. The project of the issue is set to use the custom field
  2. The tracker of the issue is set to use the custom field

Check the settings

You can check whether the custom field is set to be used in the project and the tracker with the following steps.

  1. Click "Administration" → "Custom fields" → the custom field that you created
  2. Select the projects and trackers in which you want the custom field to appear
  3. Click "Save"

If you use the custom field in all projects, select "For all projects". You can then use the custom field in newly created projects without any additional settings.

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