How to set multiple values on a multi-select field if a date field is empty in Jira Behaviours

Question

On issue Create, I need to set the values on a multi-select custom field but only if two date fields are both empty.  I know the literal values that should be set on the mult-iselect.  Do I need the internal values or can I specify the actual values (i.e. A, B)

Does anyone have a script handy for doing this using a Jira Behaviour?

Kirkie · Answer

@Maria DePasquale

Here is the script with only multi-select portion:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

//name of your customfield
def multiSelectListName = 'MultiSelectList'

// Gets the field object
def selectField = getFieldByName(multiSelectListName)
def selectCustomField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject(selectField.fieldId)

//finds the context of the field based on the issue the behavior is acting against
def selectConfig = selectCustomField.getRelevantConfig(issueContext)
// Gets the field options based on this context
def selectOptions = ComponentAccessor.optionsManager.getOptions(selectConfig)

//This sets the options to be shown to only those in the array below
def selectAvailableOptions = selectOptions.findAll { it.value in ['foo', 'bar', 'spam', 'pam'] }
selectField.setFieldOptions(selectAvailableOptions)

//NOTE: You should ensure the options you define in the above array already exist in the field context. What this is doing is searching the existing options and only showing the ones you specify.

Maria DePasquale · Answer

Thanks, I had seen that.  I played with it but wasn't having much luck stripping out the single-select part of the script and making it work.  I need to play with it some more. I'm not super familiar with scriptrunner so was hoping for something that was more straightforward.

Kirkie · Answer

Here is a quick snippet that shows how to set values of a multi-select in a Behavior:

https://library.adaptavist.com/entity/set-behaviour-multi-and-single-select-options-and-value