How can I add default text to description field?

[Nariman Riahi]

I like to put defaults text in the description field:

for example:

******************

Steps to reproduce:

Expected results:

Actual results:

*****************

Is there a way to do that?

Thanks

[Sean Rich · Accepted solution]

Go to the particular Field Configuration and find the Description field. Click "Edit" and in the description for this field add text similar to the following:

<script type="text/javascript">
if (document.getElementById("description").value == "") {
document.getElementById("description").value = "*Steps to Reproduce* \n\n\n\n*Expected Results* \n\n\n\n*Actual Results* \n";
}
</script>

[Nariman Riahi]

I will give this a shot today. Thanks

[Nariman Riahi]

This fixed my problem. THanks to everyone who suggested. I decided to stay away from editing the vm file.

[Dnyaneshwar Ramesh Borase]

Hello Sean,

I tried the same as you suggested, but unable to view default text in the description field.

Is there any requirement of add-on?  Please let me know how to add those text?

Thanks!

[Shamith K S]

write this in body of .vm file.

#set($description="yourcontent")

or if u want new line charactersand all,

use this

AJS.toInit(function () {

AJS.$("#description").text(" steps to produce \r \r expedted results \r \r")});

[Henry Armburg Jennings]

in which case, perhaps edit the .vm file associated with a particular field type?

the edit-xxxxx .vm files are found here on my computer: C:\Program Files\Atlassian\JIRA 4.3.4\atlassian-jira\WEB-INF\classes\templates\plugins\fields\edit

[Henry Armburg Jennings]

Is this for a custom field you are creating? What is the context? You can edit this sort of thing in the .vm file. I have just created a custom field and have specified name, default values etc so I would assume you could do the same for the description field.

[Nariman Riahi]

I just want to add the stuff I mentioned previously.

I want the description field to show this text in it.

Steps to reproduce:

Expected results:

Actual results:

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

You cannot give default text without populating it using Javascript or something. Using Javascript maybe an idea though!.

Another option is to use a description (by editing the description field in the field configuration) that asks the user to enter ther description in the said format.