No longer can view fields for issues from a different org to the Project

[edwardchalstrey1]

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I have a Project set up under one organisation that includes issues from repos in that org and repos from another org that I maintain. Previously, I was able to edit the project fields I have set up for any issue, however this seems to no longer be the case for external org issues:

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[azucchini-csw]

I’m having the same problem; I hope it’s just a bug and that it will be fixed soon!

[indexing]

Our team is seeing the same problem. We can access these controls from columns in tabbed views, so I, too, am hopeful this change is simply a bug. The input box under projects was the easiest way to manage issues from other repos in the same project.

[rileybroughten]

Thank you for raising this - the team is investigating it!

Just to confirm the changed behavior you are seeing, are you only seeing this when you open an issue within a project (opening it in the side-panel view), versus opening the issue separately in a new page?

[indexing]

The GitHub project, Compiler Unified Sprint Board, belongs to the compilerla GitHub organization. The issues in the project in question belong to repos in other organizations, e.g. cal-itp/benefits in the cal-itp GitHub organization. So I believe the answer is "no," but I may not be familiar with the Enterprise concept/object in GitHub.

If it's helpful, the project is public. Check it out here: Compiler Unified Sprint Board

[edwardchalstrey1]

Do these organizations belong to the same enterprise, or are they separate?

In my case, the organisations are totally separate.

Just to confirm the changed behavior you are seeing, are you only seeing this when you open an issue within a project (opening it in the side-panel view), versus opening the issue separately in a new page?

No, it's both. When opening the issue from org 2 on a separate page it looks as if it's no longer part of the project from org 1 and it cannot be re-added.

[rileybroughten]

Thank you for providing these additional details as we investigate.Did this only start occurring for you in the last ~month or so, and before that you were always able to see the cross-org projects listed?

[indexing]

I first noted the change on Jan 2nd when I returned to work from the holidays. Some of our team, however, noted the change in mid-to-late December. We've been using this project architecture to manage our work since May 2025.

[simonc6372]

I'm getting this too.
I have a project in my user/personal GH that I add issues from my org's GH Enterprise account.
Last time I looked at this, (probably mid December) when I opened the issue, I saw both projects and could edit fields from ether.
Now, I don't see my personal project listed at all on the issue.
However, the issue still shows up in my personal project tracker..

Using the gh cli,
gh issue view [issueURL] --json projectItems
only shows the projects owned by the GH Enterprise account. (not my project)

gh project item-list 3 --owner [me]
shows the issue quite clearly in the repository of the GH enterprise account

[jtrecenti]

Hi guys, same issue here. I noted that it is possible to edit the custom fields using the Android app, but not in the web interface. So it's really a bug

[indexing]

Ah. Great idea to check the mobile apps. Confirming I see the project fields on the iOS app as well.

[jwinn-lgtm]

Hi - We are also experiencing the same issue - https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/183897

[rileybroughten]

Hi all - we just shipped a fix for this so you should now see the current project and its fields listed under "Projects". Let us know if you are still encountering this issue!

[jwinn-lgtm]

Confirming the issue has been resolved for us. Fantastic news!

[Scotchester]

Thank you, @rileybroughten! I am seeing the issue resolved when I open an issue overlay inside of a project board, but unfortunately I'm not seeing it when opening the issue's dedicated detail page.

[jwinn-lgtm]

Ah - sorry, agreed with @Scotchester - if I open an issue in a distinct tab (i.e. 'Open in new tab' which I did not attempt before) the custom fields aren't visible again.

[rileybroughten]

Projects and its fields will only be visible on the issue page ('Open in a new tab') if the project and repository live under the same organization or enterprise

[Scotchester]

My memory is not perfect, but I am pretty sure that it USED to be the case that the project fields would display on the issue page even if it was in a different org. Am I mistaken? If I'm not mistaken, is it not going to be possible to restore that functionality?