How can I display empty custom fields

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

I'm afraid you can't.  JIRA hides empty fields on the issue view to avoid (even more) clutter on screen.

To change it, you have to hack JIRA's core code.

[Alexander Post _venITure_]

Hi @Gavin Jolley and @Gavin Jolley ,

you are right. Its hardcoded and you are not able to change this by some strange setting. But you should checkout IssueLayout  https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221618/issuelayout?hosting=server&tab=overview

You can add a alternative Details panel, which allows you to configure to display empty custom fields. Also you can remove status, resultion etc. And it displays all fields such as User Picker.

[Dominic Peters]

But the problem still exists if you are in view or edit screen of an issue and delete the complete value and safe. Then the field is hidden.

We use a Group-Picker, but if you want to change the value and it is empy the field ist going away ^^.

[Chris Moreira]

Go Custom Fields -> Configure Custom Field: XX -> Default Configuration Scheme for XX -> Default Value -> Add two spaces here" then click set default. That should do the trick

[Brett Flintoff]

I tried this but it's not working for me.

[Michael Lasonde]

Worked for me, quick work around. Thanks

[Ryan Shillington]

Yup.  Works in JIRA Cloud.  Nice!

[IT System Administrator]

This didn't work on JIRA server 7.2.3.

[Samira Negm]

didn't work for me on a user picker custom field

[Andy Janes]

This is a great and simple solution!  For other users reference, this only applied to issues created post-update.

[sandeep4774]

I think two Spaces will work for text field only.

[Ajay Kumar]

Hi, 

How to display an empty date field ?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

See above.

[Ajay Kumar]

Yes this very well works for Text field.

But I want to know if I can display an empty date-picker field. In Edit default value, I cannot add empty space Validation error is displayed. 

[Ivan Orvieto]

It works visually, but the field is not empty anymore (ie it contains two spaces). If you query for  issues with that field being empty, that would not appear

[Victor Galeote Dominguez]

Exactly, this is the problem that I am facing. Is there a chance to filter by the content of the text fileld (space character)  or by the lenght of the field (in order to filter those shorter than 2 characters for example)? 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

No, see the accepted answer.

[Mike Silva]

Hi, updating this thread with the new update since this page was the first one that came up on search. This is in the Field Configuration > Screens Configurations!  

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/Introducing-the-new-Empty-custom-field-configuration-feature-for/ba-p/2379469

[anju]

Can somebody pls share screenshots 

[Ryan Shillington]

Screenshots of what? Spaces? They look like this:  

:-)

[Mechee]

Only way I had it work for a checklist field was to do it reverse style, i.e. have them all checked by default and uncheck them as I finish each item.

[Jeff Wynne]

That's what I've been trying to achieve. I don't think I could live with your workaround :(

[Mari Petra]

Fully agree with Nic