Unable to View Issues Due to 'java.lang.NoSuchMethodError' Due to JIRA Watcher Field Plugin

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*Except Fisheye and Crucible

This problem is related to a third party plugin, and therefore not supported by Atlassian. See Atlassian Supported Plugins for more information.

Symptoms

When trying to view issues, the following exception is thrown:

1 2 2010-07-26 11:37:25,340 http-8080-11 ERROR admin 697x2x2 ujiqwv 172.16.9.130 /browse/DOMNPC-306 [webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher] Could not execute action java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.atlassian.jira.web.action.issue.ViewIssue.<init>(Lcom/atlassian/jira/trackback/TrackbackManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/thumbnail/ThumbnailManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/config/SubTaskManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/link/IssueLinkManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/vote/VoteManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/watchers/WatcherManager;Lcom/atlassian/plugin/PluginAccessor;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/FieldManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/screen/FieldScreenRendererFactory;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/layout/field/FieldLayoutManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/RendererManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/comments/CommentManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/security/roles/ProjectRoleManager;Lcom/atlassian/jira/bc/issue/comment/CommentService;Lcom/atlassian/jira/bc/issue/attachment/AttachmentService;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/util/AggregateTimeTrackingCalculatorFactory;Lcom/atlassian/jira/issue/pager/PagerManager;)V at com.burningcode.jira.web.action.issue.ViewIssueReindex.<init>(ViewIssueReindex.java:73)

Cause

The JIRA Watcher Field Plugin is incompatible with the version of JIRA.

Resolution

Uninstall the JIRA Watcher Field Plugin and restart JIRA or consult the developer for further assistance.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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