How to add options to a cascading multi select list 2nd level using the API

Guido Lerch

Hi,

I have read several articles but none of the proposed solutions work for me.

I am trying to add a new option to a cascading multi select list; I know how to get the fieldID and the contextID.

 

doing a POST /rest/api/3/field/${this.customFields[0].id}/context/${context.values[0].id}/option adds a new option to the 1st level but how to 1 add a new value to the 2nd level ?

Thanks for helping
Guido

Adriana Valentina Hernández Moreno

Hi Guido, 

You should create the parent value first and then add the child value by setting the 'optionId' property, which references the parent ID.

For example:

 

headers = {

"Accept": "application/json",

"Content-Type": "application/json"

 }

url = f"https://{jiraInstance}.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/field/{fieldId}/context/{contextId}/option"

payload = json.dumps({

"options": [{

"value": value,

"optionId" : <Here goes the parent ID>

 }]})

response = requests.request(

"POST",

url,

data=payload,

headers=headers,

auth=auth

 )

I hope this helps.

 

Best Regards

Adriana