Disable the ability to add components

[Hadas Hamerovv]

Right now whenever users type in a component which is not in the list it is added as a new component (so does mistyping)

Is there a way to block users from adding new components (and keep this ability for the site administrator only?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

You would need to remove their right to be project administrators - only project admins can add components.

Or, you could remove the components field from the project and use a multi-select list instead.

[Hadas Hamerovv]

They do not have this right.

Somehow the components are changed. The list is getting longer and longer

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Only project administrators (and of course, system admins) can add components to the project's component list.  Have another look at the project permissions, you'll find everyone who gets the option to add a new component matches the "Administrate project" rule, as per https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-components-938847187.html

It's either that, or you've got some app which adds a components-like field that you've called components and is built to allow for this (There was one on the marketplace ages ago, but it vanished when the author realised no-one wanted to pay for allowing users to mess up their projects)

You will need to 

• Remove them from the rule
• Educate people to stop doing it
• Take components away from the project(s) where people are abusing it (whether it's Jira components or an app that lets you do bad things)