The user picker field on the customer portal does not work
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Summary
Customers are unable to use the user picker field on the Customer Portal. The user picker field does not provide an option to select any users.
Environment
Jira Software v8.x and above.
Diagnosis
When a user picker field is configured to be visible on the portal, non-agent customers attempting to select the user picker field will find that no action occurs. There are no prompts or options provided to input the required keyword.
The screenshot below illustrates the outcome when a customer (non-agent) attempts to choose the user picker field.
When an agent attempts to choose the user picker custom field, they will find the search option readily available. Subsequently, the agent can proceed to select users.
Cause
In the JSM Project, if the customer permission is set to not share the request with any customer, this might trigger the problem.
Solution
- Navigate to Admin > Projects > Affected_Project
- Click on "Customer Permissions"
- Under Who can customers share requests with? select the radio button for Any customer or organization, by searching in this project