Can I change a custom field which was earlier created from multi select option to Single select opti

[Stuti Gupta]

Please suggest any way to make this change

[Shreeja J · Accepted solution]

Hello @Stuti Gupta

No, you cannot directly change a custom field from a multi-select option to a single-select option in Jira. Jira does not allow changing the type of a custom field after it has been created.

Thanks,
Shreeja J

[Stuti Gupta]

Thanks 

[Sunny Ape · Accepted solution]

Hello @Stuti Gupta 

I Googled 'jira change field type' for you, and found this YouTube video.

[Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira]

Hi @Stuti Gupta

welcome to the community!

Unfortunately you cannot change the type of a custom field; you'll have to create a new custom field, transfer over the values from the old custom field, and then delete the old custom field.

For copying the values over, I've seen people use Automation rules for this, or do a CSV export, make changes to the CSV file, and re-import it.

Alternatively, if you're open to solutions from the Atlassian Marketplace, you'll have more options. I'll provide more information below.

Hope this helps,

Best,

Hannes

[Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira]

... and to expand on my last point: If you're open to solutions from the Atlassian Marketplace, this would be easy to do with the app that my team and I are working on, JXL for Jira.

JXL is a full-fledged spreadsheet/table view for your issues that allows viewing, inline-editing, sorting, and filtering by all your issue fields, much like you'd do in e.g. Google Sheets or Excel. You can also bulk edit your fields, using copy/paste. This makes it very easy to copy values from one column (i.e., field) to another column/field.

This is how it looks in action:

(This is from single select to multi select, but it would also work the other way around.)

You only need to make sure that the values fit the new field. If that's not already the case, you can e.g. copy your values to Excel, manipulate them there, and then copy them back to JXL. 

I should also add that JXL can do much more than the above: From support for configurable issue hierarchies, to issue grouping by any issue field(s), sum-ups, or conditional formatting.

Any questions just let me know!

[Sunny Ape]

Hello @Stuti Gupta 

I searched this forum for 'jira change field type', and found these answers for you.