I need to create an issue with a custom field in JIRA through Java API

I need to create an issue with a custom field in JIRA and this custom field is mandatory.

below option is not working:

Exception:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: option is not a supported field type
at net.rcarz.jiraclient.Field.toJson(Field.java:616)
at net.rcarz.jiraclient.Issue$FluentCreate.executeCreate(Issue.java:104)
at net.rcarz.jiraclient.Issue$FluentCreate.execute(Issue.java:59)
at com.altisource.iam.services.jira.JiraService.createOrUpdateIssue(JiraService.java:202)
at com.altisource.iam.services.jira.JiraService.onTestStart(JiraService.java:104)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.runTestListeners(Invoker.java:1695)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.runTestListeners(Invoker.java:1670)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeMethod(Invoker.java:615)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeTestMethod(Invoker.java:816)
at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeTestMethods(Invoker.java:1124)
at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.invokeTestMethods(TestMethodWorker.java:125)
at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.run(TestMethodWorker.java:108)
at org.testng.TestRunner.privateRun(TestRunner.java:774)
at org.testng.TestRunner.run(TestRunner.java:624)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runTest(SuiteRunner.java:359)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.runSequentially(SuiteRunner.java:354)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.privateRun(SuiteRunner.java:312)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.run(SuiteRunner.java:261)
at org.testng.SuiteRunnerWorker.runSuite(SuiteRunnerWorker.java:52)
at org.testng.SuiteRunnerWorker.run(SuiteRunnerWorker.java:86)
at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesSequentially(TestNG.java:1215)
at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesLocally(TestNG.java:1140)
at org.testng.TestNG.run(TestNG.java:1048)
at org.testng.IDEARemoteTestNG.run(IDEARemoteTestNG.java:72)
at org.testng.RemoteTestNGStarter.main(RemoteTestNGStarter.java:123)
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