Is there a way to default the original estimate field to a value based on the issue type selection?

Phil Foster

Is there a way to default the original estimate field to a value based on the issue type selection? In other words, if I create a new issue with the type 'new feature' is there anyway to assign a default estimate value (let's say 16 hours) without requiring the end user to enter one?

Thanks for your response.

Dave Hergert

Pretty sure you can do this with the JIRA Behaviors Plugin. For example, you could have a Validator Class and Method that would look at the issue type and based on that, set the initial estimate.

This is complete pseudo-code, but you get the idea.

FormField issueType = getFieldById("issueType").getValue()
FormField oEstimate = getFieldByName("timetracking_originalestimate")
 
if ( issueType.equals("1001") ) {
    oEstimate.setFormValue("12h")
}
else {
    oEstimate.setFormValue("")
}