Abbreviate Numbers

To enhance readability and simplify the display of large numbers on issues, we have a custom field that abbreviates large numbers. This helps you easily view and understand values without dealing with unwieldy figures.

Abbreviate Numbers is only available as a custom field type. It is not possible to define general values or any other setting options.

Create and configure the custom field

To create and configure the Abbreviate Numbers custom field, you must be logged in as a user with Jira administrator permissions.

Go to Apps → Manage your apps → Fields.
Click on the Create custom field button on the right side of the screen.
Select Abbreviates Numbers and click Next.
Name the field and add a description, then click Next.
Associate the field with the appropriate screens and click Create. You must associate a field with a screen before it will be displayed.
To restrict editing access for the Multilevel Select Picker, the Edit Permissions tab is used. Specific users, user groups, and Jira roles can be defined to have editing permissions for the custom field. If editing access is intended for all users, the field should be left empty.

Please note that the create screen has a separate toggle that allows defining whether users without edit permissions can create values in create screens.

Examples

Here are examples of how large numbers will display in Jira fields using the abbreviate format:

1,000 → 1K
15,000 → 15K
1,000,000 → 1M
25,000,000 → 25M
1,000,000,000 → 1B
3,500,000,000 → 3.5B
1,000,000,000,000 → 1T
2,500,000,000,000 → 2.5T

These examples illustrate the conversion of large numbers into a more readable format using K for thousands, M for millions, B for billions, and T for trillions.

Advanced issue search (JQL Search)

Abbreviate Numbers can be used in JQL. It allows you to search for issues that include custom field values. To find issues that include multilevel select picker values enter the "CustomField_Name".