How to create pattern text in task field ,,Description,,

[Ostap vitiv]

Hello,

Could you please advise me a path how to establish standard text in task field  - Description.

Because when i was trying to create such pattern it was unchangeable and my description was under the field as a short description to the field.

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My aim is to establish standard text in Description and have a possibility to change it every time while am creating a task or a bug.

Appreciate for any information !

Thank you 

[Mahesh S · Accepted solution]

I believe you are looking for this. If yes, see my answer.

[Ostap vitiv]

Hi,

Thank you for your fast reply.

This is exactly what i want to !

Appreciate Mahesh S!

Have a nice week =)

[Ostap vitiv]

Dear Mahesh S,

Could you please help me, i've copied your script, it was working, but i've reconfigured several fields and now it doesn't work ((

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What kind of mistake it can be ? 

Thank you!

[Mahesh S]

Please move to your project -> Project Administration -> Field Configuration (will be available under your project's Field Configuration Scheme) -> Look for Description field & Click Edit.

In this page, paste the script in the description & Update

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[Ostap vitiv]

Did as you described above, but it doesn't work:

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When i am going to create a bug issue - it shows:

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Really strange to me, what i am doing wrong .. 

Thank you again ! 

[Mahesh S]

Your procedure is right. Please use this new one.

<script type="text/javascript">
var description = document.getElementById("description");
description.value = "Version: \n Precondition: \n Reproduction Steps: \n Expected Results: \n Actual Results: \n Additional Information: \n Sample Testcase: \n" ;
</script>

[Ostap vitiv]

I've tried this one, the same - it doesn't work (( 

[Mahesh S]

Please verify. Its working well for me here. Try the new script again in the field configuration description.

[Ostap vitiv]

can i contact you via skype? Maybe i will share to you my screen 

my Skype  - Ostapiiik 

[Mahesh S]

I will be glad for that. However, I am in office right now. I can join by 8 30 pm Indian Time. Will that be fine for you?

my mail - mail2mahesh33@gmail.com

[Mahesh S]

@Nic Brough [Adaptavist] These javascripts are not working in JIRA cloud instance. Was it disabled from the server end or something?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Oh, yes, that's a direction all the Atlassian software is (very sensibly) taking - increasing security by removing the ability to run arbitrary or unsafe scripts.

You can't do this sort of thing on Cloud and it's gradually being removed from server as well (in favour of properly constructed add-ons)

[Mahesh S]

Thanks @Nic Brough [Adaptavist] for your views. 

@Ostap vitiv Sorry, you dont have an option now, since it is a cloud version. 

[Peter Geshev]

I'd recommend using a placeholder instead of setting the value, because, as @Nic Brough [Adaptavist] has mentioned in the previous thread, setting a default value will lead to a polluted system with many issues with the same default description which doesn't mean anything.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

18% of a 250,000 issue system is a lot of useless data   Don't do it.

[Ostap vitiv]

Hi,

Thank you for pointed this out. It is team's desire, i am just configuring as we agreed, but i will notice this!

Thank you,

Ostap