How to find ranking fields ID

Question

Im doing an automation to update the "Effort" field in JDP, however that field doesnt seem to be recognised. According to

https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/advanced-field-editing-using-json/ this seems this might not be supported?

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @lila

Smart values are name, spacing, and case-sensitive, and they may not exactly match the displayed name on the issue pages.  When an incorrect smart value is used, it returns null and so often fails silently in rules.

To find the correct smart value (or its custom field id) please use this how-to article: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/find-the-smart-value-for-a-field/

The essential steps are:

* identify an example issue with your field
* using a browser tab, call the REST API endpoint to get the issue data, substituting in your Jira URL and the example issue's key:

yourJiraURL/rest/api/3/issue/exampleIssueKey?expand=names

* search on the page for your field to find its exact smart value and custom field id* if you find it, it is likely supported
* if not, it is not

Kind regards,
Bill

Pramodh M · Answer

Hi @lila

Here is the document to find the field id in Jira

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-find-any-custom-field-s-ids-744522503.html

Thanks,
Pramodh