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Custom Currency Field

unknown

Is there is nothing in the base product that permits creating a custom currency field; i.e., a numeric field with $ or £ or S/, etc. ? I see some add-ons, but just want to confirm that I'm not missing something. I've searched the documentation library, but didn't see any references to currencies.

Thanks!

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

There's nothing to stop you creating a custom field with a currency in its name. But Jira will handle it like any other number field.

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

There's nothing to stop you creating a custom field with a currency in its name. But Jira will handle it like any other number field.

unknown

OK, that's what I thought based on my research. I was hoping I was missing how to add the currency sign to the numeric value. Thanks @Nic Brough -Adaptavist-.

Elizabeth Smith_satam4

Me too. I would have liked to add a field with a prefix of £ (without having to do any fancy coding!)

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

Best you can do (without writing an app) is to name the field appropriately - e.g. instead of "Cost", name it "Cost £"

Elizabeth Smith_satam4

This is how I did it. I'm not a Jira expert but it worked for me!

Go to Jira Settings, then Issues, then Fields or Custom Fields

Scroll down to the field you want to change

Click on the three dots on the right of the title

Click on Configure

The Configure Custom Field screen will be displayed.

Click on Edit Default Value and the Set Custom Field Defaults screen will be displayed.

Add the £ (or whatever default you want) and click on Set Default

And that's it - hope that helps you!

Mandia

Hi @Elizabeth Smith

Thanks for reply to me! But I did the same change, it doesn't work for me. Did I miss something?

Elizabeth Smith_satam4

Hi @Mandia - I suspect it's because the field you've set up is a Number field rather than a Text field. If you don't rely on the numbers being validated elsewhere you can just change the field to Text and then it will work. If you DO rely on the validation in that field (e.g. if you are exporting the values and they MUST be numbers only) then you may have a problem...

Grayson Bishop

If you're reading this thread and disappointed at this limitation too, please vote for the suggestion here - https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-63888

Daniel Chapman_7szxxo

Are there any updates for this problem?

I realize this thread is five years old, but has Atlassian updated this problem? Is there a solution to add a dollar sign ($) to custom number fields? I could try automating the number field into a custom text field so it looks better, but that seems like a very convoluted solution.

Susan Waldrip

This was a great workaround that @Elizabeth Smith developed for this problem! Just wanted to update this question with a newer possible solution.

When creating or editing a custom field with a field type of Number, there is now a Format option for # Number, % Percentage, and $ Currency. If you select $ Currency, you can choose among common types of currency such as $ AUD, $ USD, € EUR, and many more.

Anne Saunders

Is this available on the Standard plan? I'm not finding the Format option (though I may well just be missing it!)

Susan Waldrip

Hi @Anne Saunders , yes it is available (I also use Standard plan). The requirement is that the custom field must be a Number field type. If an existing custom field is not a Number type, you'll have to create a new custom field that IS a Number type.

Let us know if this helps!

Anne Saunders

Nothing I do shows that option

Not on creation, edit, or any other screen I can find.

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