Make a field not editable/hidden depended on a status for a specified user

Question

Hello,

I would like to make a field not be editable for a specified user depended on a *status*, can this be achievable in some way?

Thanks in advance

Alexey Matveev · Answer

If you should remove the field only from the edit screen. Do not remove it from the view screen.

Maro Hamamjyan · Answer

Hi Alexey,

Thanks for a good solution, I am just wondering, in case a user who has given a permission on a transaction edits the field and gives it a value, will other participants of the ticket see the edited field with the value? If yes then won't they be able to edit the ticket and change the value? I just think that in case I remove the field from edit screen, then maybe other participants won't be able to see the field in the ticket.

Alexey Matveev · Answer

Hello,

If you want an out of the box solution, you could remove this field from the edit screen and create a transition in the workflow to edit this field for all statuses except the required statuses. For the required statuses you should create a separate transition to edit this field and add the User In Role condition to this transition. It would show this transition only for the users in a certain role. You could add your specified user to this role.

If you want a more flexible solution, then you would need a plugin.

For example, you could use the Power Scripts plugin:

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/43318/power-scripts-jira-script-automation?hosting=cloud&tab=overview

Here is a tutorial on how make a field required, using this plugin:

https://confluence.cprime.io/display/TR/Make+a+custom+field+required+based+on+another+custom+field

If you need a script, according to your requirement, just let me know and I will help you to write it.