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.

Lisa Forstberg_o85gu4

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