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This proposal concerns custom fields that are added after an issue has been created.

When editing an issue, a newly added custom field is normally left empty, which is natural for fields such as text fields.

However, for a required custom field that uses a dropdown list, the default value is not selected, making it appear as though a value has already been set. As a result, an unintended value may be saved unless the user explicitly changes it.

The two custom field formats that support both dropdown selection and a default value are List and Boolean.

This patch selects the default value when all of the following conditions are met:

• The field uses a dropdown list.
• The field is required.
• A default value is configured.