JIRA & Velocity Templates

Question

Hi All,

I have attached a template (.txt file) I’ll be using with Jeti - But I hope you guys can understand my logic even if you do not use JETI.

I will be using one template and on transition this template will be used but based on #else/elseif statements..

I have gotten as far to be able to use the email button feature for manual AD-HOC emails sent from within an issue using a section of the template, and as you can see others are based on IssueTypes and field values.. Which work perfectly.

However I have become stuck where I want to use a status to trigger a part of the template but this then triggers other parts of the template.. So in effect I get two emails.. which I don’t want.

So I thought about creating a custom field that on transition this field is updated with a value, which I have done, but I now want the template to include this custom field data to trigger a section of the template.

I have become so focused on this that I have completely got myself lost..

I have 3 custom field values;

Custom Field ID: 10700

1. ReStart

2. Resolve

3. Further Assessment

4. no value/emtpy/none (which ever works)

I have tried to replicate what I have done already but I have failed.  As you are most likely more skilled than I, can you see just from a quick glimpse how or where I should place this extra content.  Or is there a way that events can be included from within the template?

Any help or guidance or any documentation that I may not have uncovered would be very grateful.

Many thanks (Test Template.txt)

Darren Pegg · Answer

Thanks, Remiguisz

I will look at this method, much appreciated

I have finally cracked it with my method, but I'll look at definitley look at making it more meaningful.

Thanks

Darren

Remigiusz Jacko · Answer

You could try to split business logic from HTML using macros: http://velocity.apache.org/engine/releases/velocity-1.5/user-guide.html#velocimacros // HTML templates #macro(printHeader) Dear Sir/Madam

ADHOC
Re: $!issue.key $!issue.summary received on $dateformatter.formatDMYHMS($issue.getCreated())

Thank you for contacting the European Medicines Agency.

... #end // add other macros printRestart, printResolve, printOther // logic #if ($!mailBody.length() > 0) #printHeader() #else #set($intermediateStatus = $!jetiFieldRenderer.renderCustomField($issue, 'customfield_10700')) #if($intermediateStatus == "ReStart") #printRestart() #elseif( $intermediateStatus == "Resolve") #printResolve() #else #printOther() #endif #end This way you can understand better how your template will work.

Darren Pegg · Answer

My mistake.. I left test data in the template :-)