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title: "Jira field configuration"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JIFS/759497382/Jira%20field%20configuration"
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# Setting personal message format within Slack

## Personal notifications

To change the field configuration for the issues that are sent to your *Messages *tab:

1. Navigate to the Integration+ Home tab on Slack.
2. Click **Settings** at the bottom-right of the screen.
3. Under *Message Format*, click **Configure**.
4. In the window, select the fields you want to show for issues in this channel.

> ⚠️ Fields that are hidden at the Global level will not display, even if they are selected here.

4. Click **Save**.

## Application home notifications

To change the field configuration for the issues that are displayed in the* I+ Home* tab:

1. Navigate to the *Integration+ Home* tab on Slack.
2. Click **Settings** at the bottom-right of the screen.
3. Under *Home Issue Format*, click **Configure**.
4. In the window, select the fields you want to show for issues in this channel.

> ⚠️ Fields that are hidden at the Global level will not display, even if they are selected here.

4. Click **Save**.

# Slack channel configuration

To use field configuration in your Slack channels: 

1. Invite Integration+ to a channel.
2. Type `/jira-plus configure` in the channel to open the channel settings window.
3. Under *Message Configuration*, click **Configure**.
4. In the window, select the fields you want to show for issues in this channel.

> ⚠️ Fields that are hidden at the Global level will not display, even if they are selected here.

5. Click **Save**.

# Configuring global / project notifications from the account portal

## Getting started

1. Navigate to the Account Portal.
2. Click **Jira Field Configuration **on the sidebar.
3. Click **Add Configuration**.

## Adding a default message format

1. Select **Default Message Format**.
2. Click **Next**.
3. Use the search bar to add fields, and the arrows to order them.
  - The first five fields (Summary, Description, Type, Status, and Priority) cannot be reordered; they are only removed.
  - Placing a field among these values will cause it to display below still **Priority**. The message preview will update live to reflect the updated list.

![Jira Field Configuration page](media://f9b8d27c-f583-4988-8e55-90d482f73f50)

4. Click **Save**.

## Adding a restricted field

1. Select **Restricted Fields**.
2. Click **Next**.
3. Use the search bar to add fields that should be hidden.
  - If a required field is hidden but does not have a default value set, it will still be shown on transition screens.
4. You may select where each field is hidden- everywhere, in Slack messages, view modal, and/or transition dialogs.
  - Default value: Hidden Everywhere.

![Jira Field Configuration restricted fields page](media://083fcfac-f538-4fa3-9eda-1aa245952590)

5. Click **Save**.

## Adding a project field configuration

1. Select **Project Field Configuration.**
2. Select a project from the drop-down.
3. Select what issue types (or “All Issues” for all issue types) will respect the field configuration.

![Jira Field Configuration Add New Field Configuration](media://8e2dcb39-411f-4c9d-b764-d5dd9cffb3fa)

 

4. Click **Next**.
5. Use the search bar to add fields, and the arrows to order them.
  - The first five fields (Summary, Description, Type, Status, and Priority) cannot be reordered; they are only removed.
  - Placing a field among these values will cause it to still display below **Priority**.
    The message preview will update live to reflect the updated list.
6. Click **Save**.

## Sending a test message

In order to see the field configuration applied to an existing issue in your system:

1. Navigate to the Account Portal.
2. Click **Jira Field Configuration **on the sidebar.
3. Click **Send Test Message**.
4. Use the search bar to find an issue by key or summary
5. Click **Send Message**.

Integration+ will send a DM to your user containing the selected issue with all current field configurations applied.