Groovy: If component value is selected, a custom field value is required

Jose Sepulveda_46fkrj

Using Scriptrunner, I'm looking to add a validator on the creation of a ticket that specifies if a certain component field is selected, then another field cannot be null or 'None'.

I was advised with the following:

issue.getComponents()*.name == 'ComponentValueA' && cfValues['Field A']?.value != null

 

If I understand the above statement, it's saying that components is equal to "ComponentValueA" and the custom field "Field A"  is not null.

 

The script is then supposed to check if the above statement is true and only error if it's false. Unfortunately, it seems to always error.

 

I've tried to switch the null to "None" as that's the default value of "Field A" and attempted to treat components as a custom field but bother gave the incorrect results.

PD Sheehan

It's really not wise to have a literal default value of "None" for select fields. It becomes confusing with the system's apparent default of "None" which means "Null" in db parlance.

If you can search in JQL with:

"Field A" is empty

then you do not have a literal default value of "none". In which case, your original code of != null is appropriate.

Where I see you may get a problem is with issue.component*.name == "ComponentValueA"

That is because the use of * implies that you will return an array.

Aso, if you want to return true when component is something else,

Try this instead: 

!('ComponentValueA' in issue.components*.name  && cfValues['Field A']?.value == null)

This means, return false when the component is ComponentValueA and Field A is Empty.

So if the component is something else, it will return true.
If component is Value A and Field A is not Empty, it will return true