How to make custom field require on edit screen

[Wu Yanfeng]

How to make custom field require on edit screen。

now my system is Jira6.0.1。

[RambanamP · Accepted solution]

JavaScript to validate field on edit screen

<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(	function($) {
JIRA.bind(JIRA.Events.NEW_CONTENT_ADDED, function(e,context) {
	callValidateFunction();
});	
callValidateFunction();
function callValidateFunction(){
	$('#edit-issue-submit, #issue-edit-submit').click(function() {
		var field=document.getElementById('customfield_13786');//chang customfield id 
		if(field !=null && field.value == ''){
		alert("Please Enter Field Value..")://change lert message as per your requirement
		return false;
		}
	
	});

}
});

</script>

[Uday Karthik Yadlapalli]

Hello, do you have a JavaScript to make a system field Mandatory on Edit-screen. I am trying to make 'Comment' field mandatory whenever someone edits any issue. Thanks in Advance.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

You can't.

A field is either mandatory or optional. This is set by the field configuration for the project/issue-type and does not get any more granular. If a field is mandatory, it's mandatory on create, edit and all transitions. End of story, for Jira off-the-shelf.

Of course, there are options

You may add plugins that can add validators that work with optional fields, to enforce a user entering a field as an issue goes through transitions, but you can not add these to the "edit" function.

The standard workarounds boil down to:

Remove the field from "edit" and put in workflow transition where you can use validators

Use javascript or the behaviours plugin to enforce it

[Wu Yanfeng]

Hi Nic

Thanks for you answer.

But what I need is someone edit an issue must write edit reason, so that I need custom field required on "edit".

Set a field required on "Field Configrations", only validate create screen, even the required field is not on create screen, we can create issue sucessfully.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I'm afraid re-stating your question does not change the answer.

You can't put the validation on edit in the UI, you need to move it down into the workflow, or use javascript.

[Craig Leigh]

@Rambanam Prasad

I am new toJavascript, and thought I could use your code to solve a problem.  I have four fields cf_1, cf_2, cf_3, cf_4.  If any one or more (but not all yet) of the cf fields has a value, I want to display a message that all four fields need to be completed before updating from the edit screen.  

I used this variation of your script in the cf_1 field:

<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
JIRA.bind(JIRA.Events.NEW_CONTENT_ADDED, function(e,context) {
callValidateFunction();
});
callValidateFunction();
function callValidateFunction(){
var field=document.getElementById('customfield_13740');
var field1=document.getElementById('customfield_13741');
var field2=document.getElementById('customfield_13742');
var field3=document.getElementById('customfield_13743');
$('#edit-issue-submit, #issue-edit-submit').click(function() {
if((field !=null && field.value != '') && (field1.value == '' || field2.value == '' || field3.value == '') || (field1 !=null && field1.value != '') && (field.value == '' || field2.value == '' || field3.value == '') || (field2 !=null && field2.value != '') && (field.value == '' || field1.value == '' || field3.value == '') || (field3 !=null && field3.value != '') && (field.value == '' || field1.value == '' || field2.value == '')){
alert("If any escalation tab fields are completed then all must be..");
return false;
}
});
}
});
</script>

My script continues to loop displaying the message multiple times based on how many field are completed less than four.  Moreover using any browser I get this message also "Prevent this page from creating additional dialogues" checkbox.  Which if checked, I can never update the screen in further tests.  Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

--Craig Leigh

[Wu Yanfeng]

Thanks

It works

[RambanamP]

if it is worked then dont forget mark it as corect answer/voteup :)

[IshanL]

yes, It is good practice to mark correct answer and vote up

[IshanL]

Javascript is your savior :-)

[Wu Yanfeng]

Thanks for your answer.

Can you give me same sample Javascript code.

Waiting for your response.

[IshanL]

Hi Wu,

you can make it required in Field Conriguration page,

e.g

http://localhost:2990/jira/secure/admin/ViewIssueFields.jspa