Summary

When configuring a Pie Chart, users can select a Statistic Type. This loads a list of fields and custom fields which can be used. Custom fields are not sorted alphabetically. This makes it hard to locate a particular Custom Field especially if we have 100s.

• This same behavior is present in the XAxis and YAxis select lists that appear when configuring the Two Dimensional Filter Statistics gadget

If this is intended, this is not convenient and should be reverted back to alphabetical order.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install JIRA 7 (tested in 7.1.8)
2. Create several Custom Fields (this is what I created)
3. Create a new dashboard and add the Pie Chart Gadget
4. Configure the gadget to select a Statistic Type

Expected Results

1. Custom fields are sorted alphabetically

Actual Results

1. Custom fields are NOT sorted alphabetically
   

Workaround

After giving the focus to the select list for the Static type, the user can write the name (or the initial letters) of the custom field they are looking for and the selection will move to the option matching the typed letter/combination. If a letter is pressed, after selection jumps to the first option matching the letter typed, the procedure can be repeated.
Example 1: let's say you have 10 custom fields that start with "A", click in the select/combo and press the letter "A" once, the option selected will change to the next occurrence of "A" in the list, if it is not the desired one, repeat the process until the option desired is found.
Example 2: let's say you have 1,000 custom fields that start with "A", something like "Aftercredit scenes are staple of Marvel movies". to search for this, click in the select/combo field of the gadget and type "After", if the next option in the list after the currently selected option is the custom field you want, it will be selected, if not, repeat the process or type a more approximated combination.