The Jira Schema consists of the following :
Notifications : This indicates what email someone receives when an issue is changed.
Workflows : This indicates which workflow is used for each issue type.
Permissions : This indicates what changes can be made to an issue by someone.
Issue types : This indicates what issue types like Bug, New Feature etc. can be used in a given Jira project.
Screens : This indicates where the fields are displayed in an issue’s screen.
Field configurations : This is used to define which Field Configuration is used for each issue type.