JIRA Java API: how to add an issue type to a custom field?

[Michele Zamparelli]

Hi,

I can retrieve custom fields using the CustomFieldManager, and I can get the list of used issue types using the CustomField.getAssociatedIssueTypes() method.

But how can I *add* an IssueType to a CustomField ? I guess I need some form of persistence, but how ? Can anyone point me to existing articles/documentation?

thanks.

[Tarun Sapra · Accepted solution]

Hello @Michele Zamparelli

You can't just add an single issueTYpe to an custom field configuration, you have to add an "context" which contains list of projects/issueTYpes mapped to that custom field.

Please see some samples (using script runner - groovy)

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-to-add-project-to-custom-field-s-context-using-Script-Runner/qaq-p/332025

[Tarun Sapra]

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/How-to-create-a-custom-field-context-programmatically/qaq-p/517361

[Michele Zamparelli]

Thanks Tarun, I think the link you mentioned and a cursory inspection of the CopyProject.groovy from Jamie gave me the info I needed.

I still find this part of the API usage rather obscure and would welcome if Atlassian would spend more effort in shedding some light upon it.

thanks.