How to set Jira custom field default value from the beginning?

[Sari Kachorovsky]

Hi, I know how to set default value, but it is possible only after the field was already created with None value. I would like that from creation it will get a default value (for example 0). Is it possible? 

The reason is that I'm adding a new field and after creation I need to run a bulk operation on thousands of records to set the value.

Thanks.

[Sari Kachorovsky]

FYI - Atlassian opened a new Feature Request and if this issue bothers you too, please vote for it HERE

[Sari Kachorovsky]

Dear community, I've reached out to Atlassian and indeed they don't have a solution for this beside the work around of bulk operation. They did opened a new request for this HERE , so if this issue bothers you too please vote for it.

[Lisa Forstberg]

Hi @Sari Kachorovsky 

If a add a default value of a custom field (f ex "0") and apply the field to the create screen of the issuetype then the custom field value appears with "0" when I create the ticket. Even if it isn't on the create screen and only on the view/edit screen it will appear with value "0" after issue creation.

If you want to avoid the custom field to not be empty at any point during the life cycle of the issue, you need to make it required in the field configuration.

Br

Lisa

[Sari Kachorovsky]

@Lisa Forstberg thanks for your answer, I have no problem with new tickets cause they will be created with the default value. but what about existing items they will get the field with the None value and only bulk operation will update them. And that is my question - can we avoid the bulk operation?

[Lisa Forstberg]

@Sari Kachorovsky 

aha now I got you.  No sorry, adding a default value after the fact that a lot of issues has been created with a "none" value, will not have a retroactive effect.

You will have to bulk update your existing issues. The last updated date will be affected but you can do the bulk update without notifying users at least...

best of luck!

/L

[Sari Kachorovsky]

@Lisa Forstberg thanks Lisa, I think it's something Atlassian need to consider to develop, when you create the new field , set the default value from the beginning and then the new field in existing  items will be created with the default.