Make a field mandatory in workflow validator JMWE

[Lori Milam]

I have a workflow that is shared by many projects (60+), but I have 5 projects that the customer is requesting a particular field be required when the other projects don't want that field to be required. I was thinking I could use the JMWE Field Required Validator to make the field required on a transition only when the issue the user is working on is from a particular project. 

I tried this expression:
project == A || project == B || project == C || project == D || project == E
but when I test it on a defect from E it fails on A.

Is what I'm trying to accomplish even possible?

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Lori Milam 

Looking at the example provided here, I suggest that you try replacing project with issue.project

https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JMWEC/pages/466226183/Build-your-own+scripted+Validator

[Lori Milam]

Thank you but doing this didn't make a difference. It still fails on A.

[Trudy Claspill]

How about issue.project.name or project.name?

Looking at the information available on these pages:

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/jira-expressions-type-reference/#issue

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/jira-expressions-type-reference/#project

[Trudy Claspill]

I think you also need to have quotes around the values:

issue.project.name == 'First Project Name' || issue.project.name == 'Second Project Name'

Or it seems you could use the project key also:

issue.project.key == 'FPN' || issue.project.key == 'SPN'

[Lori Milam]

Yes! This is the final expression that works.

issue.project.key == 'UKBT' || issue.project.key == 'UKAP' || issue.project.key == 'UKPAY' || issue.project.key == 'RULES' || issue.project.key == 'UKIC'

Thank you!

[Ralf Fehling]

Hey Lori,

Did you qualify the expression? 

{{issue.project}} - the project this issue is a part of.

Can you show us a screenshot of the postfunction? 

Regards

Ralf 

[Lori Milam]

It's not a post function but a Field Required Validator. I didn't wrap with {} but I did qualify.

issue.project == UKBT || issue.project == UKAP || issue.project == UKPAY || issue.project == RULES || issue.project == UKIC

Thank you for responding.