This article explains how to separate values from a single line to multi-line in a custom field in Create on Transition app.
Instructions
Perform the steps:
- Login as a Jira Administrator and click > Issues.
- If the custom field already exists then skip step # 3 to step # 10. Go to the custom field in the post function and follow the step from step # 11.
- If you want to add the new custom field then follow step #3 to step #11.
- Click on the button Add custom field which is at the right top corner.
- Select a Field Type as Text Field (multi-line) and click Next
- Enter Name and Description (optional) in the respective fields, and click Create
- It traverses you to the Screens section. Choose the required workflow screen(s) and click Update
- In the Workflows tab, click on Edit link to the required workflow.
- Select the transition for which you want to add /edit post function. Select the Post Functions option.
- Click Add post function.
- Traverse to the Custom Fields option and click Add Custom Field button.
- Select the custom field name and enter the value with the combination of \n (a new line character) wherever you want to have a line break.
- Click Add to add the post function.
- Publish the workflow.
- Run the transition to see the values of the custom field.
- It is recommended to test the post-function in a non-production environment before implementing it in the production environment.