Example 5: Set default values for a custom field

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This example demonstrates how to set the default value for a Power custom field of the multiple-option type. The options that display depend on pre-defined option type you selected when creating the custom field.

For details, review the Supported option types by custom field type section in the Option types page.

If your data source requires an issue key, you can still set default values on the configuration page, but you won't be able to see the available options in a dropdown. Instead, you'll need to manually enter the values in JSON format (see Example 7).

To set the default pre-filled value for your Power custom field:

In Jira Administration, navigate to Issues > Custom fields.
Locate the field on the page and select Configure contexts from its actions menu.
In the configuration settings section of the page, click Edit Default value.
Start typing to select an option from the drop-down list.

The screenshot below shows the Set Custom Field Defaults for a PCF - Multiple Autcomplete field configured with Issue Picker data option:

Set Custom Field Defaults page for a PCF - Multiple Autocomplete custom field

Click Set Default.

The default values for the custom field display in the configuration settings section as shown below:

Default values for a Power custom fields on

After you complete these steps and when you create a new issue, the default value, or values, are automatically selected.

See also: Option types More use cases: Example 1: Use PCF autocomplete for large data sets Example 2: Link issues using Power Custom Fields Example 3: Use SQL Data Source in custom field configuration Example 4: Configure dependent custom fields Example 5: Set default values for a custom field Example 6: Use argv["query"] for value filtering Example 7: Set PCF values using Jira REST API