Description field cleared on Creation of Issue

Question

Hello. When we create issues in our Jira project the issue gets created successfully, however, when we view the issue after it is created the Descritpion field is empty (even though a description has been entered). We've look at automation, rules, workflows, etc and we cannot find where/how the description is getting cleared.

Please help. We have a client who creates bug tickets and their descriptions are being cleared. PS this happens when anyone creates a ticket - even admins.

Cheryl Stukey_ddxjov · Answer

Oh yeah I retrieved it...it was the best option because now I know where the problem is originating from and I knew I could retrieve it and I made sure not other projects were using it. :)  Additionally, I had exhausted every other possibility I knew of to check.

Anyway - when I click on settings, workflows, there is then a list of workflows (all projects), nothing about issue types (see screenshot below for line displayed for my project). Can you please document the steps and/or include screens shots for how I am to get to the Create Issue transition because that does indeed sound to be the most logial explanation for where the problem is.

If I click edit from the Workflow list there is nothing on the subsequent screen that says Create Issue - the screen displayed lists all of the columns on the board (see screenshot).

PS this is a company-managed project and one other thing - as you can see in the screen shot my Project says DRAFT ... I have attemtped to Publish multiple times and it still says DRAFT. Perhaps the transition was removed, but for some reason it will not Publish. I don't know. THANK YOU for all of your help!!

Walter Buggenhout · Answer

Most likely, it is being used in a validator on the create issue transition. I would also not be surprised if there is a post function that tries to do something to manipulate that custom description.

Check your project settings > workflows and locate the workflow associated with the issue type you just tried to create. You should be able to edit it from there - at least if you have Jira Admin permissions. Select the create issue transition and then validators.

Deleting the custom field might not have been the best idea there. I hope you can still retrieve it from the custom field trash. Better to understand first what is happening before you delete some of your configuration ...

Cheryl Stukey_ddxjov · Answer

OK so there IS a custom field called Custom Description but it was not on any of the screens. I deleted the custom field and then attempted to create an issue and I got the message that the issue could not be created because "the custom field Custom Description does not exist but is in cluded in the workflow"

Where is this in the workflow? How do I remove it?

Thanks!