Custom Fields with Auto-Complete / Search Functionality

[jamiewastin]

I would like to create some custom fields with large numbers of options. It is likely these fields will be of the "Select List (single choice)" and "Select List (multiple choices)" variety.

Given the large number of options I'd like to help my users out by presenting them with a search box rather than a long, long list of options. Something akin to the way that the user picker works when setting the assignee of an issue.

It looks like I'm in need of "Autocomplete and select list renderers" as described in Configuring Renderers, but these cannot be set-up for custom fields.

[Nir Haimov]

Hi @jamiewastin 

This free add-on does exactly what you are looking for

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220214/select2?hosting=server&tab=reviews

[Andy Heinzer]

Hi Jamie,

I believe this is something you can do with Jira.   I found this related thread in https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Creating-a-custom-field-with-autocomplete-text-field/qaq-p/53806#M22587

In it, Benji explains a method where you can create a select/multiselect field with all the options, and then use a javascript in the field description.  By adding that to the field's description, when editing that field in Jira, it can in turn act as an auto complete text field.

I hope this helps.

Andy