There is not a page in the UI that lists the System Fields. There is a page that lists Custom Fields which includes fields you have added and some fields that are added automatically by Jira Software and/or Jira Service Management.
When you say you want to add a value to the Description field, when do you want that value to appear? Are you trying to pre-fill the field so that the information will display when a user clicks on the Create Issue button? If so, refer to the solution described here:
You can add additional textafter creation with Jira automation.
You can use theadditional CF with Default Valueat create screeninstead of the description and copy the value you typed with automationto the Description after creation. Then hide the additional CF at edit/view screens.
You can natively addDefault Valueto the Jira fields but only in team-managed projects.
You can use anexternal plugin. I can suggest using Dynamic Forms for Jira where you don't have to write a single line of code. I can also help you with that as it is created by my team.
@Jarosław Solecki _Deviniti_ thank you for the response - considering option 3 - is it not possible to add default value to Jira System fields even if I am a Jira admin ?
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Only Jira admin can see what are the available system fields in Jira . And if you want to add default value for description field for a particular project you can do it in project automation rule if you are admin of the project.
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