Installing Power Custom Fields

Owned by Jonathan Muse
Last updated: Oct 11, 2024 by Shane Smith
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Requirements

  • Power Custom Fields 5.8.x is only compatible with Jira 8.

  • Power Custom Fields 5.8.x bundles the SIL Engine app and works with any SIL Engine version 5.8.0 and up. For more information, see the Installation Notes section.

Installing directly from the Atlassian Marketplace

If you are connected to the Atlassian Marketplace website from your Jira administration console, you can install our apps directly from the Marketplace. For more information, see Installing add-ons and Universal Plugin Manager pages.

  1. Log into Jira as an Admin.

  2. Click Settings (Jira Cog.png) and select Apps.

  3. In the search field, enter Power Custom Fields.

For more information, see Atlassian documentation on installing apps.
This installation method is the quickest way. Note that you can also install by file upload.

Installing by file upload

  1. Download the Power Custom Fields file from the Atlassian Marketplace.

  2. Log into Jira as an Admin.

  3. Click Settings (Jira Cog.png) and select Apps.

  4. Click Upload app, select the file you downloaded, and click Upload.

  5. (Optional, but recommended) Enable logging on our modules. To enable logging: 

    1. Open the Jira log4j configuration file: JIRA_INSTALL_DIR/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties with a text editor and add the following lines at the end of the file.

      log4j.logger.com.keplerrominfo=INFO, filelog
      log4j.additivity.com.keplerrominfo=false

    2. Restart Jira.

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Installation notes

Power Custom Fields consists of the app itself and one dependency – katl-commons (or SIL Engine) – a library with utility routines and the SIL language parser.

The SIL Engine is shared across our power portfolio products. If you disable it, the functionality built on it also stops working. SIL Engine is published on the Atlassian Marketplace, and we recommend installing updates compatible with this app as soon as they are available.

What should I do if I installed an incompatible version?

  1. Uninstall Power Custom Fields.

  2. Uninstall SIL Engine.

  3. Install the version of Power Custom Fields that is compatible with your Jira version. Ensure you use the OBR file you downloaded or use the Universal Plugin Manager search (Manage apps > Find new apps) and install feature (recommended).

  4. SIL Engine should now have the correct versions as well.

  5. Check any dependent apps, such as Power Scripts for Jira or Power Actions for Jira. Note that these apps must be re-enabled manually.