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title: "JXL troubleshooting \"Cell uneditable\" error"
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## 🤔 Problem

In JXL sheets, editing a field or column may trigger a "Cell uneditable" error, preventing any changes.

![image](media://622bfa91-1c7d-4a2c-85f5-91cc6dd9bf59)

## 🌱 Solution

1. The appropriate *Fiel*d needs to be added to the *Work type*’s *Screen* in the **Jira settings**, specifically to the Edit operation *Screen*, or if not available, to the Default *Screen* ([<span style="color: #36b37e">Manage work item screens</span>](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/manage-issue-screens/)).
2. The *Field* must also not be hidden in *Field configurations*. In *team-managed projects* in Jira Cloud, the *Field* has to be added to the relevant *Work type* in **Project settings** ([<span style="color: #36b37e">Customize work item fields</span>](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/customize-an-issues-fields-in-next-gen-projects/)).
3. Generally, to enable editing the *Fields* of a *Work item* while it’s in a particular *Status*, its *Workflow properties* need to permit it ([<span style="color: #36b37e">Use workflow properties</span>](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/use-workflow-properties/)<span style="color: #36b37e">)</span>

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