How to add values to a dropdown list

[Anton Haglund]

Hi all, 

I am looking for a way to have a dropdown list, just like the standard "Select List - single choice" with the option to manually type in a value if it doesn't exist in the list. I have looked for a custom field that can support this but haven't found one. Would be nice to not have to have an extra text field just for this purpose. 

Is there anyone that has a solution for this? 

Thanks, 
Anton 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

The labels field effectively does this, although it's not a drop-down (it has the advantage that it will suggest existing labels while a user starts to type as well)

[Anton Haglund]

Thanks for your quick reply Nic! I would like to add a couple of values to the Label Field - like you do with a Select List, but I only manage to set default values. Is it possible to store values like in a Select List, but with the option to also add values when creating a new issue? 

[Anton Haglund]

I found out how it works, perfect! Just what we were looking for. Thanks! 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

No, the labels field is free choice for the users to add whatever they like, and doesn't have a list of options.  The options are created on-the-fly, by the users actually adding them.

A few places I've worked have a "seed" - when they create a new project, they create a new issue immediately, and put in the first dozen or so labels that they'd like the users to start with.  That way, the field makes good suggestions right away.  Most of them delete the seed issue after they reach a couple of hundred issues in the project.