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  2. JRASERVER-71297

Add Config Option To Require Every New Custom Field to Add a Context

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      Would it be possible to expose a system configuration option that would enable an organization, if they choose, to enforce that any newly created custom field always be assigned a project-specific context and to automatically delete the global context?

      This would never stop a custom field from being reused.  You simply add another project-specific context.

      But this would stop the sprawl of custom fields into field configurations across all projects in a Jira instance, and would lessen the probability that, with the creation of each new custom field, we necessarily make Jira slower for everyone.

      Because unfortunately not every organization has a dedicated Jira admin or set of admins that force the reuse of custom fields and actively prevent or discourage their creation.

      Atlassian Update – 29 Oct 2020

      Hi everyone,

      I am happy to announce that this suggestion will be released in Jira 8.14.0.
      We will allow and encourage to specify a context upon custom field creation. This change should mitigate problems related to global custom fields.

      Thank you,
      Szymon Korytnicki,
      Jira Server Developer

            [JRASERVER-71297] Add Config Option To Require Every New Custom Field to Add a Context

            Michael Spoonauer added a comment -

            That is fantastic news.  Thank you for looking into this.

            Michael Spoonauer added a comment - That is fantastic news.  Thank you for looking into this.

              292ec441c8da Szymon Korytnicki (Inactive)
              theosophe741 Michael Spoonauer
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