Adding Field in Issue

[Ki Sung Park]

Hello, 

I would like to know that if I can add a field to project, so that when anyone creates an issue of the project, added field is automatically in issue instead of manually going to admin-Add field. 

Does anyone know ?

Please check the screenshots below. 

The first picture is before I manually add the ETA field in the red box on the right side. 

The second picture is after I manually add the ETA field in the red box on the right side.

I want it to be like the second screen when someone creates an issue. 

(Automatic creation of ETA field.)

Please help me, Thanks ! :)

[Seon Shakespeare]

Hey @Ki Sung Park ,

There’s a few different ways this could be achieved, depending on what suits you/your team best :)

I’ll just talk through a few of the ways I may be go about achieving this,

1. Empower the user

Add the ‘ETA’ field to the creation screen for all issue types within the project, and make it a mandatory field

• This would require the user to enter a date for the field, and therefore the date would appear on the view screen

2. Set a Default Value for the field via a Custom Field Context

This could be beneficial if most users do not know an ETA date upon creation of a new issue

• A default value can be set by creating a custom field context for the ETA field
• Important note! Ensure the context is set and associated only with the project(s) you would like the date to appear, else you may having a few questions from users in other projects :)
• Also note, with date picker fields specifically, you have the option to select the ‘current date’ as the default - which may be handy!

3. Set a Default Value for the field via a Workflow Post function

This may need a little more work, to ensure all relevant workflows have a post-function created to set a date for the ETA field on the ’Create’ transition

• Note! This may only be available through the use of an add-on, such as JMWE (my favourite) which provides some powerful workflow automation. Here’s link to their add-on on the marketplace for more info: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/292/jira-misc-workflow-extensions-jmwe?hosting=server&tab=overview

Hope this helps! :)

Seon