How to do it...

Setting up a new field configuration is a three-step process. The first step is to create the new field configurations:

1. Log into Jira with a user that has a Jira administrator's permission.
2. Navigate to Administration > Issues > Field Configurations.
3. Click on the Add Field Configuration button, and name it HUM: Bug Field Configuration, and click on Add.
4. Click on the Required link for the Description and Assignee fields.

The second step is to associate the new field configuration with a new field configuration scheme:

1. Navigate to Administration > Issues > Field configuration schemes.
2. Click on the Add field configuration scheme button and name it HUM: Bug Field Configuration Scheme. Click on Add.
3. Click on the Associate an issue type with a field configuration button.

1. Select Bug for Issue Type, HUM: Bug Field Configuration for Field Configuration, and click on Add, as shown in the following screenshot:

The last step is to apply the new field configuration scheme to our project:

1. Navigate to Administration > Projects.
2. Select a project from the list.
3. Select Fields from the left-hand panel.
4. Navigate to Actions > Use a different scheme.
5. Select the new HUM: Bug Field Configuration Scheme option and click on Associate.