Update custom option field (dropdown or radio)

Shows how to update a custom field that uses a single option (dropdown or radio). You can set the value by option label (customfield_xxxx_value), by option ID (customfield_xxxx_id), or with raw JSON. To clear the field, set it to null. Replace the custom field ID with your own from Fields.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

--(By value)        
UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048_value ='BBB' --supply value (label) of dropdown/radio
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020')

--OR-- (By item ID)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048_id =10023 --supply id of dropdown/radio item
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020')

--OR-- (Raw id)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048='{"id":"10023"}' --supply raw json
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020')

--OR--  (Raw value)
UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048='{"value":"BBB"}' --supply raw json
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020')

--OR--  (set null)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048 =null 
WITH (IssueIdOrKey='10020')

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_JIRA_IN_GATEWAY], '--(By value)        
UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048_value =''BBB'' --supply value (label) of dropdown/radio
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR-- (By item ID)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048_id =10023 --supply id of dropdown/radio item
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR-- (Raw id)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048=''{"id":"10023"}'' --supply raw json
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR--  (Raw value)
UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048=''{"value":"BBB"}'' --supply raw json
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR--  (set null)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048 =null 
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_JIRA_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = '--(By value)        
UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048_value =''BBB'' --supply value (label) of dropdown/radio
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR-- (By item ID)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048_id =10023 --supply id of dropdown/radio item
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR-- (Raw id)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048=''{"id":"10023"}'' --supply raw json
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR--  (Raw value)
UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048=''{"value":"BBB"}'' --supply raw json
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')

--OR--  (set null)

UPDATE Issues 
SET customfield_10048 =null 
WITH (IssueIdOrKey=''10020'')'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_JIRA_IN_GATEWAY]