Custom field can be added to the screen in one of the following ways:

Old Issue view - "Add field" link

In order to add a field to the Issue View screen (which might be the same as Edit and Create screen), please follow the steps:

• Open an issue page (make sure it is an Old Issue view)
  ?oldIssueView=true URL suffix forces Jira to show the issue in Old view, e.g., https://gebsun-support.atlassian.net/browse/IC-159?oldIssueView=true
  
  
• Expand the Admin dropdown and click Add field option as presented below
  
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• The dropdown with list of available fields pops up. Select the field that you want to add to the Issue View
  
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Project settings - screen configuration

In order to add a field to the screen in Jira, please follow the steps:

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