Jira Python: 'customfield_15400' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown.

Vlad Savlidis

Hello, 

I am trying to create an issue in my project with some custom fields, via the python jira API. I need to use some custom fields to store some info. 

If I create an issue via the following, everything works great

def createIssue(self):
    issue_dict = {
'project': {'key': 'GLOB'},
        'summary': 'New issue from jira-python',
        'description': 'Look into this one',
        'issuetype': {'name': 'Bug'},
    }
self.__client.create_issue(fields=issue_dict)

 

But, when I introduce a custom field, everything breaks

def createIssue(self):
    issue_dict = {
'project': {'key': 'GLOB'},
        'summary': 'New issue from jira-python',
        'description': 'Look into this one',
        'issuetype': {'name': 'Bug'},
        'customfield_15400': {'value' : 'NO'}

    }
self.__client.create_issue(fields=issue_dict)

And I get the following error:

Field 'customfield_15400' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown.

Does anyone know how to overcome this? Thanks! 

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

You need to do what it suggests - ensure that custom field is on the "create" screen for the issue type for that project.

Try logging in as normal and creating a Bug in project Glob - do you see the custom field?  I suspect you will not, because it needs to be added.