NullPointerException when trying to set default value for multi-project config context

[Holger Schimanski]

When you create a custom field configuration context, you normally can set a default value.

In Project Specific Select Field this makes sense, if the context is just valid for one project. This works fine.

If the context is valid for more then one project, a NullPointerException is logged and the drop down box for selecting a default value is missing in the UI. This bug is minor, because setting a default value for a multiproject context doesn't really makes sense, because the projects might not have configured the same field values resp. might change outside JIRA administrator control.

Anyhow this NullPointerException is easy to fix. You will then get a drop down with just "None" to be selected.