Add configuration scheme context that will apply to all projects

[Sebastian Somi]

I would like to add a custom a new context to a custom field. 

I want to add different default values for this field, depednign on what issue type it is in.

I want to apply this to all projects, but it seems its not letting me. Any tips?

 

[Sebastian Somi]

When I click on new context 

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A Global option is not present.

[John Funk]

Hi Sebastian,

There is not a concept of having a shared Context for use with multiple custom fields in Jira. You will need to edit the existing Configuration for the Context for each custom field. 

[Sebastian Somi]

That is unfortunate. Does in that case, it makes more sense to create 5 custom fields and assign them to 5 different issue types?

[John Funk]

It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Are the fields intended to be seen on one or two projects (or a handful) only? Are they only associated with certain Issue types? 

[Sebastian Somi]

Hi  @John Funk thanks for your input. 

I am inteding to use a custom field called Instructions, that wil be shown on multilple projects. 

I would like that custom field to show a different default value depending on what issue type I am showing it in.

I am adding some instructions and a hyperlink.

[John Funk]

Then you should be able to create a different Context for each issue type. Leave the projects as Global. 

[Sebastian Somi]

How do I do that?

When I edit the existing context I see the global context:

But when I add new context I cannot pick that.

[John Funk]

It should just default to Global for the new ones. You can scroll all of the way down on the right to see if any projects are selected. You can't have multiple contexts with different projects - all of them have to be global. 

[John Funk]

Please keep your responses in this thread so that readers can follow the conversation. 

You need to remove any project that is already connected to an existing Context before creating others. 

[Patrick Miller]

Hello,

Unfortunately... it is not possible to do what @Sebastian Somi is trying to do... I ran into the exact same issue. 

The easiest solution seems to be to create a dedicated Instructions fields for each issue type.