How to efficiently exchange issue field values?

Question

For a known reason, for some of our projects, we have to exchange the values stored in custom field "A" (cf_1) with the values in field "B" (cf_2).

We must do this project specific for hundreds of issues of Project "P". Since other projects have the mapping correct.

Is there an option/script/solution to do that easily? We're reluctant to do that for hundreds or even thousand of issues manually.

John Funk · Accepted Answer

Hi Andreas - I use the Automation for Jira app for Cloud to do that with a Scheduled trigger type of rule. There is a free app for Automation for Jira for Server, but I think you will probably have to have the paid full app to do the scheduled trigger. You could start a trial with that add-on and see if it does what you need it to do.

Manuel Galván · Accepted Answer

I use script runner for that. Script runner has a copy custom field value to other custom field script that updates issues from a filter:

https://scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/latest/jira/builtin-scripts.html#_copy_custom_field_values

Andreas Schwab_xy8kn6 · Accepted Answer

If you use Structure for Jira you may also use Effectors:  https://wiki.almworks.com/display/structure/Effectors