How to change the comment order from ascending to descending?

[Johan Albrectsen]

Hi,

I'm trying to change the comment order from ascending to descending, but it seems as the instructions provided by atlassian don't work. As of now, I've followed the instructions below, but with no luck: 

1. Choose > System
2. Click General configuration from the sidebar.
3. Click the Advanced Settings button.
4. Edit the value of the jira.issue.actions.order property by clicking the existing value and changing it from asc to desc.
5. Click Update.

[Jack Brickey]

@Johan Albrectsen , I tested in my instance and note the same as you. Interestingly enough, in another instance I have access to as a Community leader there is the ability to do this on demand in the issue detail view. So may that is getting rolled out.

[Johan Albrectsen]

Hmm, weird I don't have the "Newest first" button. 

[Alexander Pappert]

acc. to this one, it should be working

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Change-the-default-order-for-comments-from-ascending-to/qaq-p/1230916