How do I change the default bulk edit fields?

[Makayla Forsyth]

Hi,

I am doing a lot of bulk edits for dates (start/due) as our timelines change, and its currently a bit annoying always having to click in the search field, search for start date, click it, then enter the value I want. 

I would like to be able to set this as a default field that always shows up when doing a bulk edit, like the due date field does. How can this be achieved?

[Gunjan Kumar · Accepted solution]

Hii Makayla,

In Jira Cloud, it isn’t currently possible to configure or change which fields appear by default in the Bulk Edit dialog. The default fields are system-defined, and any additional fields (such as Start date) must be added manually via search. Atlassian has an open feature request for this capability.

[Victor Law - Ricksoft]

Hi @Makayla Forsyth

At the moment, Jira’s native List View does not support pinning a specific field in the bulk edit menu, so there is no way to control which fields stay visible during bulk edits.

Alternatively, you may consider the Excel-like Bulk Issue Editor for Jira app, maintained and developed by my team at Ricksoft, which lets you and your team perform bulk editing in an Excel-style grid interface.

Here is a quick demo on how it works:

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Thank you.