Use different default values for a custom field for the same project but different issue type

[GC]

Context:

I have a custom field called 'qa/testing requirements'.

This field has been set up with a configuration scheme so that a specific default value is populated in the 'create' screen for a specific project and issue type (test sub-task).

I want a different default value to populate on the same project but a different ticket type called 'test' so that this ticket type has a different template to a 'test sub-task'

Problem:

I cannot add 'test' to the same configuration scheme as it will populate the incorrect template (default value).

But if I go to add a new context (configuration scheme), the project I am looking for does not show up on the list which leads me to believe that because I have already set up a configuration scheme for that project, I cannot create another one - even though the other one would be for a different ticket type.

Question:

Can anyone tell me if that is the reason? 

And if so, are there any suggested workarounds to:

• use Automation to add the desired template post ticket creation - which is not the ideal solution
• use a different custom field specifically for this ticket type where I would be able to create a new configuration scheme with its own default value

And if I'm incorrect then what am I missing? 

I would have thought this was something that Jira would allow you to do. 

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi GC,

That's because you can't have multiple contexts for the same custom field that both contain the same project. There is an open feature request that you might want to vote for and follow:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-41353

[GC]

Thanks for that @John Funk much appreciated :) 

[Jarosław Solecki _Deviniti_]

Hi @GC , you can use the  Dynamic Forms for Jira to set different Default Values for each Issue Type in the project.