Understanding fields - GitHub Docs Skip to main content GitHub Docs Version: Free, Pro, & Team Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Select language: current language is English Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Open menu Collapse sidebar Expand sidebar Scroll breadcrumbs left * Home * GitHub Issues * Projects * Understanding fields Scroll breadcrumbs right GitHub Issues * * * Issues * Learning about issues * About issues * Quickstart for GitHub Issues * Planning and tracking work for your team or project * Using issues * Create an issue * Adding sub-issues * Creating issue dependencies * Assign issues & PRs * Editing an issue * View all issues & PRs * Browsing sub-issues * Filter and search * Create branch for issue * Link PR to issue * About slash commands * Managing issue types * Managing issue fields * Using issue fields * Administering issues * Triage an issue * Pin an issue * Marking issues or pull requests as a duplicate * Transfer an issue * Close an issue * Deleting an issue * Clone an issue * Projects * Learning about Projects * About Projects * Quickstart for Projects * Best practices for Projects * Creating projects * Creating a project * Copying a project * Managing items in your project * Adding items * Converting draft issues * Editing items * Archiving items * Understanding fields * About text and number fields * About date fields * About single select fields * About iteration fields * About issue fields * About sub-issue fields * About pull request fields * About the issue type field * Renaming custom fields * Deleting custom fields * Customizing views * Changing the layout * Customizing tables * Customizing boards * Customizing roadmaps * Filtering projects * Managing your views * Automating projects * Using built-in automations * Automating with the API * Automating with Actions * Adding items automatically * Archiving items automatically * Viewing insights * About insights for Projects * Creating charts * Configuring charts * Managing your project * Managing project visibility * Managing project access * Managing templates * Closing and deleting projects * Adding a project to a repo * Adding a project to a team * Exporting your project data * Finding your projects * Sharing project updates * Labels and milestones * Managing labels * About milestones * Create & edit milestones * Add to milestones * Filter by milestone * View progress to milestone Understanding fields Learn about the different fields and custom field types, how to add fields to your project, and how to manage custom fields. About text and number fields You can add custom text and number fields to your project. About date fields You can create custom date fields that can be set by typing a date or using a calendar. About single select fields You can create single select fields with multiple options, each with a description and a color, that can be selected from a dropdown menu. About iteration fields You can create iterations to plan upcoming work and group items. About issue fields in projects Learn how to use organization-level issue fields in your projects to track structured metadata like priority, effort, and dates. About parent issue and sub-issue progress fields You can show an issue's parent issue and view sub-issue progress in your projects. About pull request fields You can show a linked pull request and the pull request reviewers in your projects. About the issue type field You can show the type of the issue in your projects. Renaming custom fields Learn about renaming existing custom fields in your project. Deleting custom fields Learn how to delete a custom field from your project. Help and support Did you find what you needed? Yes No Privacy policy Help us make these docs great! All GitHub docs are open source. See something that's wrong or unclear? Submit a pull request. Make a contribution Learn how to contribute Still need help? Ask the GitHub community Contact support Legal * © 2026 GitHub, Inc. * Terms * Privacy * Status * Pricing * Expert services * Blog