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Edit a cell

Foundation is designed so you never have to leave the grid to update a Jira issue. Click a cell, type or pick a new value, and the change syncs straight to Jira. This page covers the core editing flow — subsequent pages go deeper on each field type.

How to edit

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  1. Click the cell you want to edit (or move focus to it with arrow keys and press F2).
  2. The appropriate editor opens inline — a text box, dropdown, date picker, or user search depending on the field type.
  3. Make your change:
    • Text / number — type a value; the full value is pre-selected so Delete or Backspace clears it.
    • Dropdown — pick an option.
    • Date — the calendar pops open automatically; pick a date or type YYYY-MM-DD.
    • User — type to search, click the result.
  4. Commit your change:
    • Enter or click outside the cell to save.
    • Esc to cancel and revert.

Saved changes sync immediately to Jira. If the write fails (permission denied, validation error, etc.), the cell reverts to its old value and a red toast explains why.

What can and can’t be edited

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  • Editable: Most core Jira fields — summary, status, priority, assignee, dates, story points, labels, sprint — and most custom field types.
  • Read-only: Issue key, issue type, created and updated timestamps, computed fields, rich-text descriptions, and custom fields Foundation doesn’t recognize.

If a cell isn’t editable, clicking it does nothing and no editor opens. See Column types reference for the full matrix.

Permissions

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  • You need Jira’s Edit Issue permission on the issue itself.
  • The field must be present on the issue’s edit screen in Jira. If your Jira admin has hidden a field from the edit screen, Foundation can’t write to it.
  • Foundation respects these on a per-row basis. A user editing a lens that spans multiple projects will only be able to edit cells on issues they have permission to edit in each project.

Tips

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  • Tab moves to the next editable cell in the row, so you can power through a row of edits without using the mouse.
  • Undo isn’t automatic — once committed, revert by making another edit or by editing in Jira directly.
  • Bulk edits live in the Bulk Actions menu — select multiple rows, open the bulk editor, and Jira’s native wizard takes it from there.
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