[JENKINS-73870] "Description" column in List View is empty for most Item types #787
Description
- Add items:
- Multibranch Pipeline, Folder, Organization Folder, FreeStyle Project
- Set Description for each one
- Create view with Description field
- Observe, that Description is seen only for FreeStyleProject
Screenshot below shows also 13-year old Description Column Plugin, which also supports tooltip on hover, which works. So it is possible to get description.
Originally reported by 
aspiridonovs, imported from: "Description" column in List View is empty for most Item types
- status: Open
- priority: Minor
- component(s): branch-api-plugin
- label(s): Description, view
- resolution: Unresolved
- votes: 1
- watchers: 3
- imported: 20251211-141027
Raw content of original issue
- Add items:
- Multibranch Pipeline, Folder, Organization Folder, FreeStyle Project
- Set Description for each one
- Create view with Description field
- Observe, that Description is seen only for FreeStyleProject
Screenshot below shows also 13-year old Description Column Plugin, which also supports tooltip on hover, which works. So it is possible to get description.
environment
Jenkins: 2.462.3<br/>
OS: Linux - 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.x86_64<br/>
Java: 17.0.12 - Eclipse Adoptium (OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM)<br/>
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