Configure the default All work view
We’re merging the All work view with the List. If you can’t see All work in your project navigation, you’re already viewing the new List experience. The features described on this page are relevant for both experiences. Read more about the merge
You can change the columns in the table of search results on the All work view to get the information you need and share it with your team.
To change the columns that appear:
From your project navigation, select All work.
Scroll to the last column in the table, and select Configure columns.
Check the columns you want to include. Your changes will be saved automatically.
To sort work items, hover over a column header and select More actions ().
To rearrange the column layout, select and hold on a column header, then drag it to your desired location.
My defaults, filter, and system
If the currently selected tab in the Configure columns menu is My defaults, this indicates that the columns you are seeing are from your user account preferences. The Filter tab will display whenever the work item search results come from a saved filter.
If you're a Jira admin, you will also see the System tab, where you can change the columns for all users who have not set their own defaults. When administrators are configuring default columns, their permissions are ignored so that they can add a project-specific custom field from a project they don't have permissions to see. The field, though, is never shown to users that don't have permission to see it.
Change the column configuration for your own filters
If you're searching using a saved filter and if the filter is owned by you, you can use the Filter tab to customize the columns displayed when users see results from that filter. When sharing a filter with others, it can be helpful to choose the relevant columns that best display the information returned in the search. For example, if your filter searches for work items that are open bugs, you may decide to remove the columns for status and work type for that filter since they will all be the same.
Filters don't always have columns configured, but when they do those columns will be shown unless the user chooses their own defaults using the My Defaults tab.
To change the displayed columns for filters you own:
Select the name of the filter.
Scroll to the last column in the table, and select Configure columns.
Check the columns you want to include. Your changes will be saved automatically.
Resize your columns in All work
To resize columns in the All work view:
From your project navigation, select All work.
Alternatively, select Filters, then select Search work items.
Select and drag the right border of a column to resize it.
Alternatively, hover over a column header and select More actions (), then select Resize column.
Troubleshooting
If you can't find a column, make sure that you haven't run in to any of the following restrictions:
You can only see columns for work item fields that have not been hidden and that you have permissions to see.
It's possible to add any of the existing custom fields to the column list, as long as the fields are visible and you have the right permissions.
Some project-specific custom fields, even if selected, don't appear in the All work view for all work items. Project-specific custom fields will be shown only if the filter has been restricted to that project.
Work type custom fields aren't displayed by default in the All work view. But, if you include the work type configured for the custom field in the query, you can select the custom field in the column configuration dialog to add the custom field to the All work view.
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