Hey everyone, I need some help with Greenhopper in JIRA!
I’m working on the Task Board and trying to add sub-tasks to my parent tasks. When I click the gear icon and choose ‘Add Sub-Task’, a popup form appears. But here’s the thing: I want to change which fields show up in this form.
Does anyone know if it’s possible to customize these fields? Maybe there’s a setting I’m missing or some kind of configuration option? I’ve looked around but can’t seem to find anything about it.
It would be super helpful if I could adjust the form to show only the fields I need for my team’s workflow. Has anyone else tried to do this before? Any tips or tricks would be really appreciated!
I’ve encountered similar challenges with Greenhopper’s sub-task creation form. While direct customization isn’t available, there’s a potential workaround you might find useful. Consider creating a custom screen for sub-tasks in JIRA’s administration settings. This allows you to define which fields appear when creating or editing sub-tasks.
To set this up, go to ‘Issues’ in JIRA administration, then ‘Screens’. Create a new screen specifically for sub-tasks, adding only the fields you need. Next, associate this screen with your sub-task issue type in the ‘Screen Schemes’ section. This method won’t change the initial pop-up, but it will simplify the full edit screen for sub-tasks, potentially streamlining your team’s workflow.
Keep in mind this affects all sub-task creation and editing, not just from the Greenhopper board. It’s a trade-off, but many teams find it beneficial for maintaining consistency across their JIRA instance.
I’ve actually dealt with this exact issue before in my company’s JIRA setup. Unfortunately, the sub-task creation form in Greenhopper isn’t directly customizable like some other JIRA forms. It’s a bit of a limitation in the current version.
However, there’s a workaround that might help. We ended up creating a custom issue type for sub-tasks with only the fields we needed. Then, we set this as the default sub-task type for our project. It’s not perfect, but it streamlined the process quite a bit for our team.
Another option is to use the ‘Quick Create’ feature instead. You can customize the fields that appear there, which might suit your needs better. It’s worth exploring if the custom issue type doesn’t quite fit the bill.
If these solutions don’t work for you, I’d recommend reaching out to Atlassian support. They might have some additional insights or maybe even a plugin that could help customize the form more directly.
hey, i’ve messed with this before. u can’t change the pop-up directly, but try makin a custom field config for subtasks. go to admin > issues > field configs, make a new one with just wat u need. then link it to ur project’s subtask issuetype. it’s not perfect but helps streamline things alot