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This article explains how to remove one or more options of a custom field in Jira using Jira Command Line Interface (CLI)

Instructions

  1. From CLI V9v9.3.0, The custom field options can be removed using removeCustomFieldOptions action.
  2. In this example, a select list field is used named "input" which has options 1, 2, and 3.
    The screenshot below shows the "input" custom field configuration.:
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  3. Execute the below action to delete the custom field option "2" from the list of options.:

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    --action removeCustomFieldOptions --field "input" --options "2"

    --field represents the custom field name 
    --options for the custom field option\values

  4. Login Log in to Jira and check the verify the custom field configuration, the option will be . The option is removed as shown in the below screenshot below.:
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  5. To remove more than one custom field option, provide a use comma separated list of options as shown below.:

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    --action removeCustomFieldOptions --field "input" --options "2,3"


Note

The action works only on the custom fields that allows configuration of options.


Info
It is recommended to test this scenario in a non-production environment or run the action with the --simulate parameter, to verify the behavior before deploying on a production environment.