Proper syntax to POST task in JIRA project with customfield

[hamelj]

I have been mandated to create TASKS in a JIRA project via XMLHTTP POST request.

I have overcome, connectivity and authorization.

But I keep getting baffled with errors that keep coming when I try to send values from drop-down list.

I have queried my JIRA project in order to get the list of fields, their type, ID, etc... (see attached fields.png)

No matter what I try, I always get errors for single-select customfield.

If I assigned the value like this:

{"value","13716"}

I get this error:

Field with id 'customfield_12120' named 'Department' has these errors : Option id 'null' is not valid"

in what was returned to me by JIRA upon my request for fields, I do not see an ID for tany of the validValues. I have searched  for that error but what I found wasn't conclusive so I tried this:

{"id":"12120","value":"13716"}

or

{"id":"0","value":"13716"}

I get this error:

Please provide a valid value for field 'Department'

Now if you look at the image above, you will see that the value 13716 is a valid value.

I am lost...anyone got an idea?

[hamelj]

Upon testing some more, it seems that the proper syntax, when you have multiple choice, is to use the "value" as the "id" and it works as so:

{"id":"13716"}

Now that is working, one last problem...anyone knows the proper syntax for a custom field of type "user" which end-up being a "userpicker"?  what would be the proper return syntax?

I tried this:

{"name":"Albert Einstein"} but that doesn't seems to do it. Keeps giving me this:

Please provide a valid value for field 'Supervisor'