Is it possible to update hidden field with Jira REST Api ??

Albert Cameron November 4, 2021

In a Create/Update combination we store an ID in an issue.

If the ID is there, we know we have to update. If there is no ID of course we do a create.

If went to field configuration and pressed hide the ID field.

In our test environment if I want to update the Id field now I get following error:

customfield_11400":"Field 'customfield_11400' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown.

 Before I could update the Id field without any problem.

If you hide a field, can you no longer update it ?? 

What would really be weird, because it is just a GUI thing. JIRA REST Api only works on database level I always thought ? 

This is my class:

public class OrderpositionCustomFieldsACC extends MainFields {

:

@JsonProperty("customfield_11400")
String Id;

:
}

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Matthias Gaiser _K15t_
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November 4, 2021

Hi @Albert Cameron ,

the Jira REST API also is based on the same settings you configure for the ui. If some field is not on the create/edit screen, you can’t set the value.

On Cloud, there’s an additional parameter to overrideScreenSettings. However, on Server, there’s no such thing.

I guess that was not the answer you hoped for. You might want to checkout Scriptrunner behaviors to hide fields. I haven’t really used it myself, but I think that might be able to help you.

Cheers,
Matthias

Albert Cameron November 5, 2021

Aha. Ok. It is not possible to update hidden field with Jira REST Api because it behaves more like a normal Jira user. It is possible to update hidden field with Jira Core Api though like when using ComponentAccessor class .

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Thomas Deiler
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November 4, 2021

Dear @Albert Cameron ,

so its is.

One work-a-round: Create a "hidden" transition to you workflow, that only the API user can execute. Add to the transition screen your ID field.

Alternatively you could call

POST /rest/screens/{screenId}/tabs/{tabId}/fields

to add the field to the screen, then update your hidden ID field and with

DELETE /rest/screens/{screenId}/tabs/{tabId}/fields/{id}

remove the field again (hide it).

So long

Thomas

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