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  • Name, type, and ID of the custom field - You you can search for a custom field by its name or ID.

  • Projects - shows the number of projects where the custom field is configured. When you click on the project count lozenge, you can view a list of all these projects.

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How does Power Admin for Jira track the custom field usage?

Power Admin finds all projects where the custom field is present in the project configuration. The usage information also includes the issuesthat have values for this custom field.

Power Admin collects all the screens, workflows, issue security schemes, notification schemes, permission schemesagile boards, filters, dashboards, and service projects that use the custom field . We go through the JQL entries of agile boards, filters, dashboards, and service projects and look for references to the custom fieldby going through their JQL entries.

Learn more details about how Power Admin for Jira tracks the usage information of custom fields.

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  • Rename - click on the name of a custom field to rename it. Rename is a safe activity which means that the name of the custom field will be updated in all dependent configuration elements referring to it by name.

  • Configure - redirects you to the custom field’s configuration page in Jira.

  • Edit - redirects you to the custom field’s edit page in Jira.

  • Delete - use it to clean your Jira from any unused workflows. Power Admin allows you to delete a custom field and/or shows warnings if it is currently in use.

  • Export - exports custom field usage information in CVSa CSV file.

Locations

Using the Locations feature, you can find detailed information regarding where and how the custom fields on your Jira instance are used in agile boards, filters, dashboards, workflows, permissions, and events.

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