How can I append multiple fixversions using python jira rest api ?

[Arjun Eswaran]

issue.update(fields={'fixVersions':[{'name':current_fixVs[0]},{'name':current_fixVs[1]},{'name':current_fixVs[2]},{'name':current_fixVs[3]}]})

considering 4 fix versions the above code works without overwriting(acutally overwrites) existing because I fetch the existing fixversion and append(otherwise it overwrites) to the array.

But I cannot keep updating the code by adding another element from the array - current_fixVs[4] as the number of fix versions will dynamically change. Also, the api won't accept a single array(containing all fixversions) to be added as fixversion.

[Prince Nyeche]

Hi @Arjun Eswaran 

Welcome to community! Those type of fields are a bit tricky to work with. However I have a script called jiraone that could help with updating the field options on various issues while maintaining the previous values. It has a field variable you can use to call defined methods used for updating Jira fields. You can try it for your server instance by looking at the method.

You can install via pypi by using.

pip install jiraone

For more details on the parameters, you can refer to the documentation here. Hope this can help you with your use case.

[Arjun Eswaran]

Thank you.

Do I need to rewrite entire script?

[Prince Nyeche]

No, you just need to simply make a call to the method field.update_field_data() 

Example usage:

from jiraone import field, LOGIN

user = "username"
password = "password"
link = "https://<serverinstance>.com"
LOGIN(user=user, password=password, url=link)

issue = "T6-75"  # issue key
fields = "Fix versions" # a fix version system field
case_value = ["COM Row 1", "Thanos"]
for value in case_value:
    c = field.update_field_data(data=value, find_field=fields, key_or_id=issue, 
         options="add", show=False, field_type="system")
    print(c)

I haven't tested it properly on servers but Jira is basically the same software and the payload should be the same. You can add a list and loop over it as shown above or if you intend to add or remove just one item, then add it as a string.

[Arjun Eswaran]

Sorry, that I didn't use jiraone as I found the solution myself.

[Arjun Eswaran]

if 'Fixed' in issue.fields.status.name and issue.fields.fixVersions is None:
    issue.update(fields={'fixVersions':fixV})
    jira.transition_issue(issue, transition='Integrate fix')
    rep = my_issues.fields.reporter.name
elif 'Verified' in issue.fields.status.name and issue.fields.fixVersions is not None:
    for fvs in issue.fields.fixVersions:
        all_fixvs.append({'name':fvs.name})
    all_fixvs.append({'name':fixV})
    try:
        issue.update(fields={'fixVersions':all_fixvs})
    except IndexError:
        pass

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Hi @Arjun Eswaran I'm not Python developer, but can you try to share bigger part of the code?

[Arjun Eswaran]

def update_fixversion(issue, fixV):
 print(issue)
 rel = issue.fields.customfield_10390
 rep = issue.fields.reporter.name
 for item in rel:
  variant = item.value
  if 'Fixed' in issue.fields.status.name and issue.fields.fixVersions is None:
   issue.update(fields={'fixVersions':fixV})
   jira.transition_issue(issue, transition='Integrate fix')
  elif 'Verified' in issue.fields.status.name and issue.fields.fixVersions is not None:
   for fvs in issue.fields.fixVersions:
    current_fixVs.append(fvs)
    current_fixVs.append(fixV)
    try:
     issue.update(fields={'fixVersions':[{'name':current_fixVs[0]},{'name':current_fixVs[1]},{'name':current_fixVs[2]},{'name':current_fixVs[3]}]})
    except IndexError:
     pass