Add Group picker field
Log in as a user with the 'Jira Administrators' global permission.
Navigate to Admin menu → Issues → Custom fields → Add custom field.
Click on the Advanced option in the left navigation bar and search for Advanced group picker fields (single or multi).
Fill in the name of the field and optional description.
Press Create to confirm.
Associate new field with appropriate screens and define a context.
Configure Group picker field
Log in as a user with the 'Jira Administrators' global permission.
Navigate to Admin menu → Issues → Custom fields → locate Group picker field.
Go to Actions → Configure → click Edit Groups++ custom field.
Select which attributes will be visible in Layout section.
Add rules (optional).
Layout
Layout section consists of the following columns:
Name of added attributes.
Display name - allows defining which attribute will be displayed
...
as a group name (only for text attributes).
Visible in edit - allows defining attribute's visibility on the Edit screen.
Visible in preview - allows defining attribute's visibility on the Issue screen.
Group picker field rules
You can define a condition based on any added attribute or membership in any group (Reported / Assignee / Current user in group).
| Info |
|---|
Configured rules apply to the Edit screen and define which group can be added to the particular custom field. |
Adding a condition:
In Rules section click Add condition.
Select an attribute on which you want to base the rule and add necessary parameters.
Click Save config to confirm.
You can build more complex conditions by combining them into condition groups. Click Add condition group at the right-hand side to add a grouped condition. To add further conditions to this group click Add condition. To define how conditions will be applied select All of the following conditions or Any of the following conditions.
