This popup form can be accessed via the 
options menu in the top header area of the 
custom field view page, as shown in Figure 1. Alternatively, you can access the 
merge popup form via the 
actions column menu of the Custom fields tab at these same (e.g. 
organisation, 
programme, project or 
defect) view pages, as shown in Figure 2.
expand or 
collapse icons.Select the name of your desired custom field and once you are happy with the selection click on the “Merge custom field” button at the bottom of the form..Note: names with a 
cannot be selected.
Step 2Once you have clicked “Merge custom field” you will be presented with a progress bar.The time taken to merge custom fields will depend on the amount of information needing to be merged, so this progress bar offers a visual aid, so that you can see that the merge process is being conducted in the background.Once the merge has been successfully completed, click “Close” on the progress popup. In the example used here, the information from both custom fields can now be found in “demo custom field”.
options menu in the top header area of the 
custom field view page, as shown in Figure 1. Alternatively, you can access the 
merge popup form via the 
actions column menu of the Custom fields tab at these same (e.g. 
organisation, 
programme, 
project or 
defect) view pages, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1 – Access via options menu
This popup is shown in Figure 3 and is used to merge an existing custom field with another existing custom field within the organisation.
Figure 3 – Merge custom field form
Step 1Use the tree navigation layout to select the custom field that you would like to merge the current field with. You can show or hide levels or sub-levels by clicking on the
expand or 
collapse icons.Select the name of your desired custom field and once you are happy with the selection click on the “Merge custom field” button at the bottom of the form..Note: names with a 
cannot be selected.
Step 2Once you have clicked “Merge custom field” you will be presented with a progress bar.The time taken to merge custom fields will depend on the amount of information needing to be merged, so this progress bar offers a visual aid, so that you can see that the merge process is being conducted in the background.Once the merge has been successfully completed, click “Close” on the progress popup. In the example used here, the information from both custom fields can now be found in “demo custom field”.