Overwrite "Default field configuration" using direct HTML links

[josper04]

Hi folks,

I set a default text in my "Descrpition" field using "Default field configuration".

Now, I want to overwrite this text using "Direct HTML links":
For example: http://jira.atlassian.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails!init.jspa?pid=10420&issuetype=3&description=my+new+text


But my direct link is not overwriting my default value.

Could you help me to fix it?

Thanks a lot,
J.

[Hadad Avihay]

Hi @josper04, did you manage to solve this issue?

Does anybody have a solution for that?

[Trudy Claspill]

Are you basing this off an Atlassian document or some other posts that indicates this should be possible? If so, please share the link.

Are you using Jira Server/Data Center or Jira Cloud?

[josper04]

Hi Trudy, Thank you for reply
I dont have doc about that.
It was working in previous JIRA versions. But later a upgrade (to v8.20.2): it is not working from my end.
I am using Jira Server/Data Center.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @josper04 

I found this post that seems like it relates to your experience:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/HTML-in-custom-field-description/qaq-p/1330102

Per that post that functionality was disabled in 8.7.0 for security reasons, but could still be re-enabled.

[josper04]

Thanks for your help.
But it is not my issue. This option is enabled in my system and also this options is just to limited the HTML format (not plain-text).

To give you more context: 

If I remove the default text in the "Description" field (from Default field configuration).
I can add a text using a link similar to that:  http://jira.atlassian.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails!init.jspa?pid=10420&issuetype=3&description=my+new+text

But if I add a default field text from the configuration, thisone cant overwrite by a custom link.

[Trudy Claspill]

Oh, I'm sorry, I think misunderstood your issue.

[josper04]

No problem, thank you for your time