programatically make custom fields required

John Rassel

How can I programatically make a custom field that I created (also programatically) required on a given field conifguration screen?

I have looked through the docs and found a few methods that return a boolean if the field is required, but none to set the field as required.

Any help?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

It's a common request with an easy fix, but it's nothing to do with screens or field configurations.

A screen simply says "this field shows when I am used for create/edit/view/transition". It has nothing to say about mandatory fields

A field configuration is totally different. It's got nothing to say about what fields are on a screen, but does tell Jira if a field is a) available to the project/issuetype and b) mandatory through the whole life-cycle.

The "fix" is simply to use a "validator" on transitions to say "field must be filled in on this transition"