Adding a custom field value programatically

[Josh Faulk]

I've have downloaded the Atlassian SDK. In my project I referenced the Atlassian.Jira.dll. I have a csharp .net application.

The goal is to populate (or update) a custom field value. The custom field has been created, but the issue may or may not have a value for this custom field and I need to update it (or add it if it doesn't already exist).

I have been able to successfully add a comment to the issue, but I cannot add a custom field value. I recieve the error:

Sequence contains no matching element.

The code looks like this:

using Atlassian.Jira;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page

{

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

test();

}

public void test()

{

Jira r = new Jira("http://localhost:8080", "username", "password");

Issue issue = r.GetIssue("TEST-1");

issue.AddComment("test comment"); // This works!

// This renders error: Sequence contains no matching element.

issue.CustomFields.Add("customfield_10142", new string[] { "21" });

issue.SaveChanges();

}

}

Is there a way to do this? Is there a better way (REST)? Is there a REST push option?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Can I just do this via the database?

[Renjith Pillai]

Another option (but not in active development) is SOAP. Import the WSDL and generate the wrapper classes using Visual Studio.

[Josh Faulk]

Thank you. The REST information worked.

When using CURL in windows, remember that you have use escaped quotes inside the quoted data field.

[Dieter]

If you are on Jira 5 you can use REST. Check this tutorial: https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/JIRA+REST+API+Example+-+Edit+issues