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:
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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.
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