Can I and how can I add a checkbox to AssignIssue.jspa?

[Kristīne Graudiņa]

Hi!

I have a requirement, where I'd like to add a checkbox in the box that opens, when I click on Assign on a Jira ticket toolbar. Kinda like this:

The idea is to disable the functionality of a plugin governing user replacement during an absence. But first I can't figure out how I can add the checkbox to this Jira feature/template.

[Dick · Accepted solution]

Hi @Kristīne Graudiņa 

This is not possible and not recommended to edit in the Jira source code yourself.

You can always go for a custom field (person picker or checkbox) and use an automation to process its information into the ticket (if you can capture your reasoning into decisions that can be executed via automation). 

Kind regards,

Dick

[Kristīne Graudiņa]

Ah, so, essentially: What I could do is add a custom field, add it to the plugin configuration page, configure it for the assign dialog box, and then just handle it in my plugin code?

Or figure out how to pause the particular feature inside the plugin through automation. I have to admit I haven't personally used automation tools much, as someone else handles those in the team.

[Dick]

I'm not quite following you when you mention plugin, but the screen you showed is either a creation or editing screen. These screens can be populated with custom fields (so you can have the checkbox field on these screens). 

Then, after you created/edited changed the checkbox field, you trigger an automation that uses the checkbox field to populate the system field for assignee.

Kind regards,

Dick

[Kristīne Graudiņa]

My bad. To explain, I have a plugin that manages user absences. So, if there's an absent employee, when picking said employee the ticket automatically assigns it to an employee that the absent employee has marked as their replacement.

In some cases we'd like to disable this functionality without disabling the entire plugin. So having a checkbox field seemed a sensible way to go about it.

[Dick]

Hi @Kristīne Graudiņa 

If it's a plugin from a marketplace partner, why not get into contact with them and put your use-case forward? You might be surprised by the willingness these kind folks generally display when a user proposes a feature they hadn't thought about.

Kind regards,

Dick