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Coloring is activated by default for all global and project specific Label Manager custom fields.
You have the option to deactivate the colors in the issue detail view as well as the option to add new colors in the custom field edit modal-dialog.
Deactivating coloring does not delete previous safed color values, once you activate coloring they will return.
After changing the “Activate coloring” toggle you need to save the changes by clicking ‘Submit General Settings’
Switching
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from global settings
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to project specific settings
All label manager custom fields use the global label items by default.
You have the option to switch to project specific label which allows you to change the label items used in your project indipendent from global changes.
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Select “Customize for project <projectKey>”
Click “Submit General Settings”
In the modal-dialog you need to decide if you want to copy the global items or start with an empty list and delete already selected label items. Click Copy or Delete
Switching from project settings back to project specific settings
If you once worked with Label Manager items with local settings in your project and you want to switch back it's only possible to maintain the items selected that also exist in the global settings. To do this, select ‘Maintain’ ‘Maintain’ while switching from project specific to global settings.
If you want to delete selected labels in the project click ‘Delete’
The reason for deselecting or migrating the items is that Label Manager custom fields do only allow items assigned to your issues which are defined in your settings.
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