Creating new field configurations is simple. All you need to do is specify the name and a short description for the new configuration:

1. Browse to the View Field Configurations page
2. Click on the Add Field Configuration button
3. Enter the name and description for the new field configuration
4. Click on the Add button to create a field configuration

As we will see later in the Field Configuration Scheme section, field configurations are linked to issue types, so it is recommended to name them based on the issue type they will be applied to and with a version number at the end, for example, Bugs Field Configuration 1.0. This way, when you need to make changes to the field configuration, you can increment the version number, leaving a history of changes you can revert to.

After a field configuration is created, it is not put to use until we associate it with a field configuration scheme. We will look at how to do this in later sections.