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    Field types

    BetterBoard supports Jira system fields, custom fields, and selected synthetic fields. These tables show where each field type can be used.

    System fields

    Section titled “System fields”
    Field typeDisplayFilterGroupingColumnsEdit
    Assignee
    Fix Version / Component—
    Labels
    Priority
    Reporter———
    Sprint1
    Status
    Summary———
    Time tracking———○
    Work item Type—

    Custom fields

    Section titled “Custom fields”
    Field typeDisplayFilterGroupingColumnsEdit
    Assets2——
    Checkbox—
    Date——
    Elements Connect fields3—○
    Multi select—
    People
    Rating———
    Single select
    Story Points / Number——
    Text———
    URL———
    User picker———
    Version—

    Synthetic fields

    Section titled “Synthetic fields”
    Field typeDisplayFilterGroupingColumnsEdit
    Blockers4———
    Time in Status5———

    Legend

    • ✓ Supported
    • — Not supported
    • ○ Limited support, as described in the relevant Field details

    Field capabilities

    • Display adds a field to cards.
    • Filter narrows work items by a field value.
    • Grouping arranges work items into groups by a field value.
    • Columns uses a field value for board columns.
    • Edit updates a field directly from a card.

    Group dragging follows the normal update behaviour for every field that supports grouping.

    Every field that can be filtered is also available in single-color card-color conditions. See Filter operators for the operators available to each field behaviour.

    Field details

    Section titled “Field details”

    Time tracking

    Section titled “Time tracking”

    Time tracking is a compound Jira field for recording work, rather than a standard inline-editable value. Add it to cards to start or stop a timer, log time, and update the remaining estimate for a single work item. It cannot be used to filter, group, sort, create columns, or set card colors.

    See Track time on Jira board cards for the complete workflow and timer limits.

    Sprint

    Section titled “Sprint”

    Sprint displays its active, future, or closed state on cards. Its filter has dedicated active sprint and backlog choices in addition to selecting a named sprint.

    Assets

    Section titled “Assets”

    Assets fields show linked Jira Assets objects as compact icon-and-label chips. BetterBoard shows the first two objects on the card, with remaining values in a keyboard-accessible +N overflow. Empty fields do not take up space on a card.

    Assets filters compare object identity, not individual attributes such as service tier, criticality, status, or warranty date. Assets fields can be used for grouping, with one group per linked object present on the board and a No value group for work items without an object.

    Assets chips are read-only: objects cannot be searched, linked, unlinked, or opened directly from a card or Command K. When grouped by an Assets field, dragging between groups is the supported way to assign or remove an object. A single-object field is replaced or cleared; a multiple-object field preserves unrelated objects and removes only the source object when moved to No value.

    Elements Connect fields

    Section titled “Elements Connect fields”

    Elements Connect connected custom fields bring data from external systems into Jira. BetterBoard supports all Elements Connect field types created by the main app for display, filtering, and grouping, but they cannot be used as board columns.

    See the Elements Connect documentation for field types and configuration details.

    Blockers

    Section titled “Blockers”

    Blockers is a synthetic field derived from Jira work item links. It shows a small indicator on cards with blocking relationships.

    Time in Status

    Section titled “Time in Status”

    Time in Status is a synthetic BetterBoard field, not a Jira field. It shows how long a work item has been in its current status, for example 3d or 2w.