Add Custom Fields on Install

[Kevin Butterworth]

Hi there,

I'm currently developing a JIRA plugin that makes use of custom fields and would like these custom fields to be created when the plugin is installed. How would I go about doing this? I've looked around and can only find information on defining custom field types, when what I need are custom fields.

<jira.version>7.2.3</jira.version>

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Sam Hall · Accepted solution]

A couple of options I can quickly give to start you off:

• Have your plugin use the JIRA REST API to create custom fields.
• Use the CustomFieldManager interface in the JIRA Java API
• Look at http://www.j-tricks.com/tutorials/plugin-lifecycle-events (but note that you'll have to make adjustments to work with the latest versions of the APIs, and use spring scanner annotations in your code rather than <component-import> statements in atlassian-plugin.xml)

Also, since your question is development related, you can also try asking this over at: https://community.developer.atlassian.com (if you haven't already).

There are a lot of helpful and experienced people over there who'll have more experience than me in this area.

You can read more about the Developer Community in this article: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Feedback-Forum-articles/The-Atlassian-Developer-Community/ba-p/459061

[Sam Hall]

Link to same question on the dev community: https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/add-custom-fields-on-install/2326