How are allowedValues of a custom field ordered in createmeta?

Chris Dunford

I'm using the REST API to create a report for a custom field. The field is a select list, which means that there is an ordered set of allowed values. Correct ordering of the values is important to the report because they represent sequential stages in a process.

The allowed values are returned in the createmeta JSON for the field. They seem to be in the same order as they appear on the custom field configuration screen, but is this guaranteed? 

IOW, is it safe to assume that the first item in the allowedValues JSON array is the first item in the select list, etc.?

Moses Thomas_08kyb0

@Chris DunfordOnce you create a custom field as you  know you  order the options of the custom field as you  want. What ever you  define in the JIRA API  configuration for the custom field is what  you  get  back surely when you perform  a GET  request via REST AP
To  verify  this re- order values  customfield_1801( a, b, c, d)  to  customfield_1801(c,d ,a, b)  in your test  environment and  see  what  it returns in the  Createmeta JSON  it should be the newly ordered values in the array,  so   i think  you  should  feel  save.

Best!