What is the syntax for using the JIRA REST API to update a cascading select field?

[David Mahoney]

I'm just trying to write a simple script to update a JIRA via the REST API. The field I want to update is a custom cascading select field.

I'm working from this tutorial:

https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/JIRA+REST+API+Example+-+Edit+issues

Here is the command I'm executing:

curl --insecure -D- -u <username>:<password> -X PUT --data @input.dat -H "Content-Type: application/json" "https://<ourURL>/rest/api/2/issue/IPCLIENTS-12043"

and here is the content of input.dat:

{
    "update" : {
        "customfield_11272" : [{"set" : {"value" : "External Customer (Worst)"}}],
        "customfield_11272:1" : [{"set" : {"value" : "Production"}}]
    }
}

where customfield_11272 is the name of the parent, and customfield_11272:1 is the name of the child in the cascading select field

I keep getting the message:

{"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"customfield_11272_1":"Field 'customfield_11272_1' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown."}}

I also tried using the "fields" function instead of "update", but got the same error, as did using customfield_11272_1

So, obviously, I am not going about this properly. If I delete the second line, it updates the top level fine. What is the proper syntax for updating the second level of the field?

[David Mahoney · Accepted solution]

Nevermind... it was documented, more or less, in the Create Issue part of the tutorial:

{
    "update" : {
        "customfield_11272" : [{"set" : {"value" : "External Customer (Worst)","child": {"value":"Production"}}}]
    }
}

[Nagaveer]

I'm getting problem in updating cascading field...

Can you share your code?, Please.,

[Virginia Bolyard]

The code is as above. That is the content of the input.dat file for use with the curl command in my original post. It updates cascading select field "customfield_11272" with top level "External Customer (Worst)" and second level "Production". Alternately, you could put all of it on one line, surround it with single quotes, and put it after --data.

[David Mahoney]

The code is as above. That is the content of the input.dat file for use with the curl command in my original post. It updates cascading select field "customfield_11272" with top level "External Customer (Worst)" and second level "Production". Alternately, you could put all of it on one line, surround it with single quotes, and put it after --data

[Emil Vakhitov]

Thank you!

I would also add that almost the same pattern works with issue transitions if there are cascadingselect fields that need to be filled to do a transition.

With but one small change:

"customfield_11272" : {"value" : "External Customer (Worst)","child": {"value":"Production"}}

 instead of

"customfield_11272" : [{"set" : {"value" : "External Customer (Worst)","child": {"value":"Production"}}}]

[Ramakrishnan Srinivasan]

Hi, This has worked for me; I am using python jira rest module; 

from jira import JIRA
import re

options = {
 'server': 'https://jirahost.com/jira/',
 'verify': False }
jira = JIRA(options, basic_auth=('userid', 'password'))

issue = jira.issue('PROJ-1')

issue.update(fields={'summary' : 'Re-assigned to John Doe' \
 ,'assignee': {'name':'johnd'} \
 , "customfield_14510":{"value" : "Dec-18", "child": {"value":"25%"}} \
 , "customfield_14511":{"value" : "Jan-19", "child": {"value":"75%"}} \
 })