要約

This how-to provides a workaround to input placeholder texts into custom fields in Jira, while the issue below isn't published:

JRASERVER-41418 - 課題詳細を取得中... ステータス

The description and other system fields don't allow placeholders, but you may pre-fill them with default values following through this article on How to add a default value to the Description field in Jira.

The solution presented here should work for the three operations: issue creation, issue edition and inline edition (editing from the view screen).

Be sure to read through the disclaimers and caveats of How to customize Jira with JavaScript and CSS, as this is such a customization.

環境

Jira Core 7.x and 8.x.

ソリューション

The solution consists of editing the custom field's description to add a javascript code.

1. In the Custom fields admin section, edit the desired custom field

2. Take note of the ID in the browser URL, for example:

   .../secure/admin/EditCustomField!default.jspa?id=10222

3. Go into the desired Project configuration page and click on the Field Configuration Scheme
4. For each Field Configuration in use, open it and search for the desired field

5. Click on Edit  and add the following code to the field's description, replacing the custom field id and text accordingly:

   <script>
   document.getElementById("customfield_10222").placeholder = "Type text here...";
   </script>

6. Update and reload the issue's page.