Is it possible to hide a custom field

Question

Greetings,

I am new here and this is my first question!

I have completely stripped the adaptivist example https://scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/5.4.47/jira/behaviours-overview.html down to

log.info "hide script start"

def hiddenCf = getFieldById("ActHidden")

log.info ("definitions complete")

hiddenCf.setHidden(true)

log.info "hide script ran"

And it returned:

2019-05-01 21:49:27,892 http-nio-8080-exec-18 INFO marie 1309x36109x1 1coeg1v 71.212.40.101,0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 /rest/scriptrunner/behaviours/latest/runvalidator.json [c.o.j.groovy.user.FieldBehaviours] hide script start

2019-05-01 21:49:27,892 http-nio-8080-exec-18 INFO marie 1309x36109x1 1coeg1v 71.212.40.101,0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 /rest/scriptrunner/behaviours/latest/runvalidator.json [c.o.j.groovy.user.FieldBehaviours] definitions complete

2019-05-01 21:49:27,892 http-nio-8080-exec-18 INFO marie 1309x36109x1 1coeg1v 71.212.40.101,0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 /rest/scriptrunner/behaviours/latest/runvalidator.json [c.o.j.groovy.user.FieldBehaviours] hide script ran

2019-05-01 21:49:27,893 http-nio-8080-exec-18 DEBUG marie 1309x36109x1 1coeg1v 71.212.40.101,0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 /rest/scriptrunner/behaviours/latest/runvalidator.json [c.o.jira.behaviours.BehaviourManagerImpl] Returning map: [ActHidden:[hidden:true]]

So, the script runs. It sets the value. Jira does not hide the field despite the fact it is set ActHidden:[hidden:true].

Am I missing something simple?

Thanks,

Lonn

Lonn James Holiday · Answer

That makes total sense. Thanks.

Elifcan Cakmak · Answer

Hi,

I recommend you use the ID, though, because if someday you decide to change the custom field's name, then your script and any other script that uses that custom field will stop working. That's why I always use custom field ID. Just wanted to remind you that :)

Regards.

Lonn James Holiday · Answer

Thanks, Elifcan,

That's a great technique to use going forward for things like that. In this case, getFieldByName("ActHidden") is more appropriate since "ActHidden" is my custom field name.

Thanks,

Lonn