Since you are implementing a project for HR, and we have created two issue types in the last chapter, New Employee and Termination, for the New Employee issue type, we will add a new custom field called Direct Manager, so when everything is completed, the manager can be notified that his/her new team member is ready to start. Since the manager is already in the organization, we will be using a user picker field, so Jira will be able to automatically look up the user for us.

For our Termination issue type, we will also add a new custom field called Last Day, so we know when it will be the last day for the employee. For this field, we will use a date picker, so we can keep the date format consistent.

To create these custom fields, execute the following tasks:

1. Browse to the View Custom fields page
2. Click on the Add Custom Field button
3. Select the User Picker custom field type
4. Name the custom field Direct Manager and click on Create
5. Select HR: Task Management Create Issue Screen and HR: Task Management Edit/View Issue Screen, and click on Update
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5, but select the Date Picker field type and call it Last Day