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Comment custom field

Comment custom field

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While Jira's issue navigator doesn't natively support comment fields, the Enhancer Plugin offers a versatile solution. The Comment custom field lets you display the last (or first) comment, the commenter, and the comment timestamp directly within the issue navigator.

Step 1: Create a Comment custom field

  1. From Jira settings, navigate to Manage Apps.

  2. From the side menu, find Enhancer Plugin for JIRA.

  3. Click Custom Field Configuration.

  4. Click the Add new JEP custom field button.

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  5. Click the Comment tab on the left-hand side of the dialogue. 

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  6. Select Comment Field, then click Add custom field.

Step 2: Configure the field

  1. Fill in the dialog box that appears.

    • Name Create a name for the custom field (this will appear on screens and can be used in JQL).

    • First/Last  Choose whether to display the first or last comment.

    • Max Length  Set a limit for the length of the comment, if needed.

    • Only public comments  Optionally, display only public comments and ignore the private ones.

    • Show user  Display the commenter's name alongside the comment.

    • Show timestamp  Show the date and time the comment was made.

    • Renderer type  If you prefer not to display formatted text, adjust the renderer type here.

  2. Click the Save Custom Field button.

You can create multiple Comment custom fields to suit different use cases. Here is how the custom fields will look on the issue view:

You must link the custom field with the appropriate screens to see them. For more information, refer to the Jira documentation.

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