Custom Field Administration Functions

This section contains functions that enable users to handle custom field administration.

Functions Summary

admAddCustomFieldAlias — Adds a custom field alias in the sil.aliases file.
admAddCustomFieldOptions — Adds new custom field options to options list for the specified context (JProjectIssueTypes[]).
admCreateCustomField — Creates a new custom field, offering support also for setting its context and searcher.
admDeleteCustomField — Deletes a custom field.
admDeleteCustomFieldOptions — Delete options with the provided ids from the custom field.
admGetCustomFieldOptions — Retrieves the option list of a custom field.
admReloadCustomFieldAliases — Reloads the sil.aliases file.
admUpdateCustomField — Updates a custom field, the searcher can also be updated
admUpdateCustomFieldOptions — Update custom field options for the specified context (JProjectIssueTypes[]).
getContextsForCustomField — Returns the list of contexts (their names) for a certain custom field
getIssueTypesInCustomFieldContext — Returns the list of issue types names for a certain custom field context. Note that if the routine does not return anything then all the issue types are set. You can use the allProjects and getissueTypesForProject routine to determine the full list of issue types.
getProjectsInCustomFieldContext — Returns the list of project keys for a certain custom field context. Note that if the routine does not return anything then the context is global. You can use the allProjects routine to get all the projects.
getIssueTypesInTheSameContext — Returns the list of issue type names that are included in the same context as the given issue for a certain custom field. Note that if the routine does not return anything then all the issue types are set. You can use the allProjects and getissueTypesForProject routine to determine the full list of issue types.",

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