Show/Hide Custom Field Descriptions

[Christa Meck]

Hey Gurus.

Pretty sure this can't be done (perhaps there is a mod that can do it?) but just wanted to "check my work".

QA requested a Severity field with this really awesome (and long) description of the Severity field.  We've got that in place and it's brilliant..... EXCEPT - it makes the Create screen SOOO ugly with all it's wordyness.  

Seems like Field Configurations can be applied per Work Type (nee Issue Type) but can not be applied per Action such as Create or View/Edit.

Amirite?

I know I can make one of those Message custom fields and split it up that way, but then my View/Edit screen won't have the description on there.  Or if I put the Message custom field on View/Edit, now I've just moved the problem from one screen to the other.

Thanks!

- Christa

[Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_ · Accepted solution]

Hi christa,

If you are using ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud then you can use the Behaviours feature to hide description text.

The way you would do this is to configure a behaviour on the view you require that uses the setDescription() method and sets the description to an empty string for the fields you require.

I hope this information helps.

Regards,

Kristian

[Christa Meck]

Thanks!  Time to pitch getting ScriptRunner :)

[Samuel Gatica _ServiceRocket_]

Hi @Christa Meck 

Jira field descriptions are tied to the field configuration and displayed on all screens where the field appears, there's no native way to show/hide them based on the action (Create vs. View/Edit).

There is no built-in feature to conditionally show or hide descriptions based on context (like the Create screen only).

As a workaround, you can try using the ScriptRunner Behaviours plugin as an example. Check this post https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-questions/ScriptRunner-for-Jira-DC-Description-above-field/qaq-p/2488132

Best regards

Sam