How can prevent editing a Bug(not only transition) if the Assignee field is empty

[Samuel Bar]

I would like to prevent any type of editing(field update, add comments, change status, etc.) if the Assignee field is empty

[Guilhem Dupuy · Accepted solution]

Hello,

As far as I can tell, there is no easy way to achieve that as you can't specify the "Assignee" field as mandatory in a Jira Field Configuration.

However, you can bypass this problem by creating a custom field to replace the current "Assignee" one, that you will be able to mark as "mandatory" in your Field Configuration.

The problem will then be that you lose some of the automation options that are specific to the assignee field so it might not fit your use of Jira

Keep me informed,

Guilhem

[Samuel Bar]

Thanks for your answers!!

[Joe Pitt]

The problem with unassigned issues is they get lost and overlooked. They never appear in anyone's 'my issues' list

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You cannot make fields mandatory or optional based on the content of other fields in Jira.  Status is the only "field" that can be used as a condition on edit, but even that is all or nothing - you can turn the edit function on or off based on status, but for everything, not certain fields.