How can I update a field of 'any' type using REST api ?

[Ashish Tyagi]

I have a custom field, whose schema says that it has a type 'any'. When I try to update it using REST api, there is no error but the change is not reflected. What is the correct way to update the fields with 'any' type ?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There's no "any" type field, so I don't know where you are getting that from.

Could you look at the field in the UI and see what type it really is?  (And maybe show us  the "any" response you say you're getting from REST?)

[Ashish Tyagi]

This is what I am getting for  a custom field : 

"customfield_10700": {

"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "any",
"custom": "com.pyxis.greenhopper.jira:gh-epic-link",
"customId": 10700
},
"name": "Epic Link",
"hasDefaultValue": false,
"operations": [
"set"
]
}

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

It's the "custom" that tells you what the field type is.