# How to enable the ~ (contains) operator for a CalculatedCFType custom field in Jira?

**URL:** <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-enable-the-contains-operator-for-a-calculatedcftype-custom-field-in-jira/96654>\
**Category:** Jira Server\
**Tags:** jira-data-center, java, jira-server, atlassian-connect\
**Created:** [November 3, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-enable-the-contains-operator-for-a-calculatedcftype-custom-field-in-jira/96654 "2025-11-03T11:25:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/how-to-enable-the-contains-operator-for-a-calculatedcftype-custom-field-in-jira/96654/1 "2025-11-03T11:25:06Z")

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Hi community,

I’m developing a custom field in Jira based on `CalculatedCFType<String, String>`. I want users to be able to search this field using the ~ (contains) operator in JQL, but currently, only exact matches with = work. Is there a way to make a **CalculatedCFType** field support partial text search with ~?

Are there any specific configurations or searcher/indexer implementations required for this?

Thanks in advance!