Bulk Create Custom Fields

[Junaid Shah]

Hi,

Is there a possible way of bulk creating custom fields perhaps through a XML or Excel document?

I've got to create around 500 unique custom fields for a project and would save a lot of time if this is available.

Thanks

[SimoneK]

You could create the custom fields by using a Jelly script. We did this for a lot of fields and it looked like this:

<!-- textfield_SolutionID -->
    <jira:CreateCustomField fieldType="textfield" fieldScope="issuetypes" fieldName="Solution ID" issueTypes="Bug"
        searcher="textsearcher" customFieldIdVar="textfield_SolutionID" />
    <!-- multiselect_OS -->
    <jira:CreateCustomField fieldType="multiselect" fieldScope="issuetypes" fieldName="OS" issueTypes="Bug"
        description="Operational system" searcher="multiselectsearcher" customFieldIdVar="multiselect_OS" >
        <jira:AddCustomFieldSelectValue value="OS independant" />
        <jira:AddCustomFieldSelectValue value="Win 32*" />
        <jira:AddCustomFieldSelectValue value="Win XP*" />
        <jira:AddCustomFieldSelectValue value="Linux" />
        <jira:AddCustomFieldSelectValue value="MacOS X" />
    </jira:CreateCustomField>

See here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA062/Jelly+Tags#JellyTags-jira:CreateCustomField

But be cautious - lots of custom fields can affect the performance.

Cheers,
Simone

[Mohit Bansal]

Hii!!

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[GabrielleJ]

500 Custom Fields for a project does not sound right. You may want to rethink your approach on this. May we know what is the 500 Custom Fields are for?

[Dmitrii Apanasevich]

Suppose that such way exists. In that case you'll need to spend lot of time preparing XML or excel file. Am i wrong?

[Junaid Shah]

I have the custom fields I need in an excel sheet already. with their type, values, and field names.

[Dmitrii Apanasevich]

Ok. As I know there are no custom fields for project, JRA-1991 is still unresolved. Can you explain in details what do you mean when you say "create around 500 unique custom fields for a project" ? Do you need to create custom fields in a project context?

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

Before you go too far, my recommendation would be to not do it. 500 custom fields for a project doesn't sound right. It can push you in to a maintenance horror and can have performance implications in the long run. You might want to revisit the business requirement and look for alternate solutions!