Make a free table inputfield in Jira Issues

[Bunyamin Ozcan]

Dear all,

I want to implement a table inputfield in a Issue screen inside Jira Core. I know that there are a lot of addons available for doing this, but I need to implement this without buying someting extra. Does anyone know an alternative to solve this?

Best regards,

Bunyamin

[Ross McCoy · Accepted solution]

Hello @Bunyamin Ozcan 

It sounds like what you're asking for is a free plugin that allows you to create a "Table" custom field in Jira Cloud. Unfortunately, if this is the case, there are no free plugins that I am aware of that will offer you this functionality. I have worked extensively with iDalko's Table Grid Editor plugin, which is now known as Table Grid Next Generation for Jira Cloud, and can highly recommend it because of the features it includes, such as calculated cell values or conditional cell shading. If you are looking to get as close as you can to an Excel-like table, this plugin is likely your best bet.

Depending on what your specific use case is, you can also take advantage of Wiki-markup tables if you just need the "look" of a table without any advanced functionality. However, there are some implications for your Jira instance  you should be aware of if you choose to change the renderer for a custom field.

To do this, you will need to create a custom field and then specify the field's behaviour:

1. Create a multi-line text custom field and add it to the issue create/view/edit screen.
2. Create a new field configuration for this project:
1. Select the Jira icon > Jira settings > Issues.
2. Under FIELDS, select Field Configurations to view all your field configurations.
3. Click the Add Field Configuration button to open the Add Field Configuration dialog box.
4. Complete the Add Field Configuration dialog box:
   
   
• Name — enter a short phrase that best describes your new field configuration.
• Description (optional but recommended) — enter a sentence or two to describe when this field configuration should be used.
5. Click the Add button to add your new field configuration to Jira. Once you have added your new field configuration, you will be taken directly to the View Field Configuration page, where you can modify the field behavior of the new custom field in your new field configuration.
3. In the View Field Configuration page, find the custom field you created and click on Renderers in the Actions column.
4. in the Active Renderer dropdown, select Wiki Style Renderer and click Update.

You can now use Jira's text formatting notation guide to place a table inside of this custom field, by editing the custom field value in an issue using the following notation:

||heading 1||heading 2||heading 3||
|col A1|col A2|col A3|
|col B1|col B2|col B3|

Let me know if there's anything further I can explain for you or any other information you need.

[Bunyamin Ozcan]

Hi Ross,

Thank you for the detailed reply! I have done the same as you mentioned with the Wiki Style Renderer as an alternative. This is a good solution. Again, thanks for the very good explanation!