How do I add options to a Select List custom field programatically?

[Javier Portillo]

Hi there,

I would like to know how to add default options to a custom select list programatically.

Thanks

[Bernhard Gruenewaldt]

I wrote a plugin to add/remove/edit customfield values.

The plugin provides a REST API. It works from Jira 6.2+

• https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/jiracustomfieldeditorplugin
  
  

[Radek Kantor]

Hi,

use OptionsManager createOption(FieldConfig fieldConfig, Long parentOptionId, Long sequence, String value)

http://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/latest/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/manager/OptionsManager.html

Check thread: https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/16646/how-do-i-programatically-create-and-add-options-to-custom-fields-of-type-select-and-radiobutton

Use search option before asking new question. Add options to select list is so common issue, that it was already answered in the past.

[Javier Portillo]

Sorry for repeating the question. Anyway, by using the precious link, I dont know how to set a value in a select field from a plugin. In the example is shown how to create an option but not how to select one of the previously created options.

Any help?

[Radek Kantor]

Try use

issue.setCustomFieldValue

and as newValue parameter use on of the options from your select CF. I think, that this solution do not update change history tab. To update history use

customField.updateValue(fieldLayoutItem, issueObject, modifiedValue, changeHolder)

Some links:

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/22527/how-to-set-a-select-list-type-custom-field-programably

http://forums.atlassian.com/thread.jspa?threadID=46940

[Dmitry Miroshnichenko]

Check thread: https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/16646/how-do-i-programatically-create-and-add-options-to-custom-fields-of-type-select-and-radiobutton

It works!

[Paul Stahlke]

I need this. In the meantime, I see it's available in Bob Swift's Command Line Interface plugin.

https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JCLI/pages/1294538018/addCustomFieldOptions

[Chase Whitener]

A year later. Any solution?

[Chase Whitener]

Is there still no solution to this problem in 2019?

[Nathan Given]

I'm in the same boat, I'm using Jira Cloud and I have to sync 100 field options in my custom field select list with an outside system that changes every month.

I'd love to find out how to do this.

[Brandon Robins]

@Nathan Given Did you ever figure out how to do this?

[Nathan Given]

@Brandon Robins 

I abandoned the idea of a custom field and instead used components (since you can use the API to update components).

Not ideal, and definitely doesn't work in all cases. But it may be something you're also able to do.

[Bernhard Gruenewaldt]

UPDATE:

The current version of the Custom Field Editor Plugin (1.1+) supports cascading Fields and offers a REST API: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/jiracustomfieldeditorplugin

[ITSupport]

Do you have ticket created so I can track this feature?! Thank you.

[ITSupport]

I was wondering if there is a way to programatically (REST API or other way) "add/remove/edit" parrent child options within CASCADE Custom Field?!