Alongside with the Field templates add-on, there is a workaround how to add values to fields on issue creation form. To add values on create issue screen you can manually create a link. After clicking this link a create issue screen will appear with fields pre-populated with values you wanted.
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid= |
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pid - project ID |
Every project has its own ID. If you know it, just type it right after. If you don’t, you can also find project ID directly from your browser.
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Choose View all projects on JIRA header. Choose a required project from the list, e.g. [IntDev] Salary System Right-click on a page element and choose Inspect element in the opened menu. Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F then type pid
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1. Project ID
https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid= + add ID to the link in the address bar.
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Add ?pid= to the address bar. |
we get:
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid=15885 |
As a project must have issue type, please define it's ID. (please see above)
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For example, the task ID is 3
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Add &issuetype=3 to the address bar. |
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid=15885&issuetype=3 |
3. Summary
Fill in the Summary field.
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Add &summary= to the address bar. |
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid=15885&issuetype=3&summary=Test |
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You Project, Issue type and Summary are obligatory fields that must be specified to create an issue. Yet you can fill even more fields adding values to them.
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Fill in the Description field
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Add &description=to the address bar. |
How to add text value:
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%0d%0a -a separator rubricating text in the description field %2c - comma Replace spaces with the sign "+" |
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid=15885&issuetype=3&summary=Test&description=First+praragraph%0d%0aSecond+paragraph%2cand+comma |
Components
If it's necessary to specify Component in the issue creation form, you need to:
Get to know it's ID
Add the information to the URL
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Add &components= to the address bar. |
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid=15885&issuetype=3&summary=Tecт&description=First+praragraph%0d%0aSecond+paragraph%2cand+comma&components=17312 |
Priority
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Add &priority= to the address bar. |
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https://jira.yourcompany.com/secure/CreateIssueDetails%21init.jspa?pid=15885&issuetype=3&summary=Tecт&description=First+praragraph%0d%0aSecond+paragraph%2cand+comma&priority=1 |
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You can customize any other fields presenting in the issue creation form. Just get to know its ID and field value (if present) and feel free to use it in URL.
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