Setting description of customfield using Jira api doesnt actually reflect on UI until Jira is restarted

Nazia Tarannum

Setting the description of a custom field using the Jira API doesn't actually reflect the new value on the UI until Jira is restarted.

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ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager().getCustomFieldObjectByName("Field Name").setDescription("This is description of field");

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SuhailM

Try this-

String customFieldOldValue = customField.getValue(currentIssue);

ModifiedValue modifiedValue = new ModifiedValue(customFieldOldValue, newValue);
customField.updateValue(customFieldLayoutItem, currentIssue, modifiedValue, issueChangeHolder);