Now that we have seen how to create and manage custom fields, we can start looking at more advanced configuration options. Different custom field types will have different configuration options available to them. For example, while all custom fields will have the option to specify one or more contexts, selection list-based custom fields will also allow you to specify a list of options. We will look at each of the configuration options in the following sections.
To configure a custom field, you need to access the Configure Custom Field page, as follows:
- Browse to the Custom fields page.
- Select the Configure option by clicking on the cog icon for the custom field you wish to configure from the list of custom fields. This will bring you to the Configure Custom Field page.
The following screenshot shows that the Source custom field has two available contexts, the default context Default Configuration Scheme, which is applied to all projects except Project Management(this has its own context) and PMO Configuration Scheme, which is applied only to the Project Management project:
