Text input for fields

Owned by Daniel Barrow
Aug 30, 2023
6 min read

This document lists the expected text input value that should be provided to set Jira Standard and Custom fields. You might also want to look at Standard Jira fields, Predefined Custom fields and User-created custom fields to know how to access the fields of an issue.

On this page:



Standard Jira fields

 Field Name

Expected input value

Examples

 Field Name

Expected input value

Examples

Affect Version/s

Version name(s) or ID(s) should be provided. You can add multiple versions by typing them separated by commas.

To obtain the ID of a version, use this REST API call that returns all version details in a project:

https://{yourdomain.atlassian.net}/rest/api/2/project/{projectIdorprojectKey}/version

When you set an input value using the ID(s) you need to prefix it with "id". For example: id:10101.



  • 2.0

  • 2.0,3.0

  • id:10011

  • 1.0, id:10111

Assignee

AccountId should be provided, or empty string for Unassigned

accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e

Attachments

Attachment URL should be provided. You can add multiple attachments typing the URL's separated by commas.

Components

Component name(s) or ID(s) should be provided. You can add multiple components by typing them separated by commas.

To obtain the ID of Components, navigate to the field configuration, edit the field and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.

When you set an input value using the ID(s) you need to prefix it with "id". For example: id:10101.



  • C1

  • C1,C2

  • id:20500

  • C3, id:20100

Description

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

  • This is a description

Due Date

Date in ISO_8601 format

  • 2016-08-05

Environment 

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

  • This is the QA Environment

  • QA

Fix Version/s

Version name(s) or ID(s) should be provided. You can add multiple versions by typing them separated by commas.

To obtain the ID of version, use this REST API call that returns all version details in a project:

https://{yourdomain.atlassian.net}/rest/api/2/project/{projectIdorprojectKey}/version

When you set an input value using the ID(s) you need to prefix it with "id". For example: id:10101.



  • 2.0

  • 2.0,3.0

  • id:10102

  • 1.0, id:10111

Issue Type

Issue Type name or ID should be provided.

To obtain the ID of Issue Type, navigate to the field configuration, edit the field and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.



  • Bug

  • Task

  • id:10010

Labels

Any simple text should be provided. You can add multiple labels by typing them separated by spaces.

  • NewLabel

  • Label1 Label2 Label3

  • 1 2 3

Linked Issues

You cannot set this field using a text value. See JSON input for fields to set this.

NA

Original Estimate

A Number of seconds or a duration string.

  • 25200

  • 3w

  • 4w 2d 1h

Parent

The value should be a valid issue key.

Examples of Nunjucks expressions returning an issue key:

  • {{ issue.key }}

  • {{ issue.fields.parent.key }}

For example:

  • TEST-1

  • SCRUM-222

Priority

Priority name or ID should be provided.

To obtain the ID of Priority, navigate to the field configuration, edit the field and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.





  • Highest

  • Low

  • id:4

Remaining Estimate

A Number of seconds or a duration string.

  • 25200

  • 3w

  • 4w 2d 1h

Reporter

Username should be provided.

  • carter

Resolution

Resolution name or ID should be provided.

To obtain the ID of Resolution, navigate to the field configuration, edit the field and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.



  • Won't Do

  • Duplicate

  • id:10000

Security level

Security level name or ID should be provided.



  • QA Domain

  • Security Level for Dev

  • id:10001

Summary

Any single-line text should be provided

  • Credit Card issue module

Time Tracking

You cannot set this field using a text value. See JSON input for fields to set this.

NA

Watchers

AccountId should be provided. You can add multiple users by typing them separated by commas.

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e,accountId:557356:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da925e8

Predefined Custom fields

 Field Name

Expected input value

Examples

 Field Name

Expected input value

Examples

Account

Account ID or name should be provided. To obtain the Account ID navigate to the Account and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID, as shown below.

Eg: https://test.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/ac/io.tempo.jira/tempo-accounts#!/account/2/

  • 1

  • NewYork Account

Approvers

AccountId should be provided. You can add multiple users by typing them separated by commas.

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e,accountId:557145:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da926h9

All Capture for Jira fields

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

All the Capture for Jira fields expect a text value.

Customer Request Type

The Customer Request Type ID or name should be provided. To obtain the Customer Request Type ID

  • Manually set the Customer Request Type for an issue

  • In the Nunjucks tester, test for the id of the Customer Request Type for the issue: {{ issue.fields['Customer Request Type'].requestType.id }}



  • 41

  • Travel Request

Epic Color

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

  • ghx-label-6

Epic Link

Issue KEY of an Epic should be provided.

  • TEST-300

  • TP-33

Epic Name

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

  • Creation of a new issue

Epic Status

Status value should be provided

  • To Do

  • Done

Flagged

Option value should be provided.

  • Impediment

Organizations

The value should be a comma-separated list of Organization names or IDs. To obtain an Organization ID, navigate to the Organization and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID, as shown below: 

Eg: https://test.atlassian.net/projects/PSDF/organization/1

  • 1

  • 1,33

  • Org 1, Org 2

  • Org 1, 4



Raised during

Session ID should be provided. The session ID can be obtained from the URL when you view the session. To obtain the Session ID navigate to the Session and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.

  • 10011

Request Participants

AccountId should be provided. You can add multiple users by typing them separated by commas.

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e,accountId:557145:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da926h9

Satisfaction Date

Date in ISO_8601 format

  • 2016-08-05

Sprint

Sprint ID should be provided. 

 To identify the Sprint ID, add the Sprint to an issue and use the Nunjucks Script tester with the following template: {{issue.fields["Sprint"] }} and look at the id field in the result.

  • 3

  • 12

Story points

Any number

  • 3.1

  • 10

Team

Team ID should be provided. To obtain the Team ID navigate to the Team and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID, as shown below.

Eg: https://test.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/ac/io.tempo.jira/tempo-teams#!/team/2

  • 3

  • 1 (for the default team)

Team (Portfolio)

Team ID should be provided. 

 To identify the team ID, add the Team to an issue and use the Nunjucks Script tester with the following template: {{ issue.fields.Team }}



  • 3

  • 1

Test Sessions

Session ID should be provided. You can add multiple sessions by typing them separated by commas. To obtain the Session ID navigate to the Session and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.

  • 10011

  • 10012, 10013

User-created custom fields

The value expected by custom fields depends on the Custom Field Type:

Custom field type

Expected input value

Examples

Custom field type

Expected input value

Examples

Check boxes / Multi select list

Option value(s) or id(s) should be provided. You can add multiple options by typing the value(s) or id(s) separated by commas. 

To obtain an option ID, you can go to the custom field configuration, navigate to the Option, edit it and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.

  • choice1

  • choice2,choice3

  • id:10209,id:10206



Radio buttons / Single select list

Option value or id should be provided

To obtain an option ID, you can go to the custom field configuration, navigate to the Option, edit it and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.

  • Option1

  • Option2,Option3

  • id:10204



Select list (cascading)

Parent value or id - Child value or id should be provided to set both the parent and child levels. To set just the parent, you should provide only the parent value or id.

To obtain the parent or child ID, you can go to the custom field configuration, navigate to the parent or child, edit it and look at the end of the page URL in the navigation bar to find the ID.



  • Parent and child values:

    • 2 - 2.1

    • OS - Z/OS

    • id:10200 - id:10202

  • Parent value only:

    • 2

    • OS

    • id:10200



Single Group Picker

Group name should be provided

  • Group1

Multi Group Picker

Group name should be provided. You can add multiple groups by typing them separated by commas.

  • Group1

  • Group1,Group2

Project Picker (single project)

Project key should be provided

  • TEST

User Picker (single user)

AccountId should be provided.

accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e

User Picker (multiple users)

AccountId should be provided. You can add multiple users by typing them separated by commas.

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e

  • accountId:557058:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da92f7e,accountId:557145:3a41d4ee-3331-4363-8cdf-f90a2da926h9

Version Picker (single version)

Version name should be provided.

  • 2.0

Version Picker (multiple versions)

Version name should be provided. You can add multiple versions by typing them separated by commas.

  • 2.0,3.0

Text Field (single line)

Any simple single text should be provided

  • Testing in progress

Text Field (multi line)

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

  • Description:
    Development in progress

Text Field (read only)

Any simple single/multi-line text should be provided

  • This is a regression test

URL Field

Text representing a URL should be provided

Number Field

Number should be provided

  • 30

Labels

Any simple text should be provided. You can add multiple labels by typing them separated by spaces.

  • NewLabel

  • Label1 Label2 Label3

  • 1 2 3

Date picker

Text representing a date should be provided

  • 2017-02-21

Date Time Picker

Text representing a date/time should be provided

Insight Objects

The value should be a comma-separated list of Insight Object IDs. To obtain an Insight Object ID, you need to evaluate the following expression in the Nunjucks tester against an issue that has that Insight Object in the Insight Objects field:
{{ issue.fields["Insight Objects"][0].id }}

  • 88004398-99ef-464c-831f-498469698f29:1

  • 88004398-99ef-464c-831f-498469698f29:1,88004398-99ef-464c-831f-498469698f29:2,88004398-99ef-464c-831f-498469698f29:3

  • To clear the field, use an empty value.



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