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In Jira Data Center asset management, set the default value to a text attribute type

VVC

How to automatically set the text attribute type to a default value "2025" or most preferably a dynamic value of the current year at the time of object creation in Jira Data Center asset management?

I have an asset automation that concatenates three attributes and updates the object after creation. One of the attribute includes "ReportYear" of type text and it should default to current year each time. Please suggest a resolution if this is feasible to achieve in asset management automation.

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VVC

Here is the working script that sets the text attribute value to current year after the creation of new object.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import java.util.Calendar
import java.time.Year

// Access the necessary components
def objectFacade = ComponentAccessor.getOSGiComponentInstanceOfType(
ComponentAccessor.getPluginAccessor().getClassLoader().findClass("com.riadalabs.jira.plugins.insight.channel.external.api.facade.ObjectFacade")
)
def objectTypeAttributeFacade = ComponentAccessor.getOSGiComponentInstanceOfType(
ComponentAccessor.getPluginAccessor().getClassLoader().findClass("com.riadalabs.jira.plugins.insight.channel.external.api.facade.ObjectTypeAttributeFacade")
)
def objectAttributeBeanFactory = ComponentAccessor.getOSGiComponentInstanceOfType(
ComponentAccessor.getPluginAccessor().getClassLoader().findClass("com.riadalabs.jira.plugins.insight.services.model.factory.ObjectAttributeBeanFactory")
)

// Get the current year
def currentYear = Year.now().toString() //Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR).toString()
log.warn("Current year: " + currentYear)

// Use the 'object' variable from the automation context
def objectBean = object
def attributeId = 2833 // Replace with your attribute ID
def objectTypeAttributeBean = objectTypeAttributeFacade.loadObjectTypeAttributeBean(attributeId)

// Create a new attribute bean with the current year
def newObjectAttributeBean = objectAttributeBeanFactory.createObjectAttributeBeanForObject(objectBean, objectTypeAttributeBean, currentYear)

// Load the existing attribute bean
def objectAttributeBean = objectFacade.loadObjectAttributeBean(objectBean.getId(), objectTypeAttributeBean.getId())
if (objectAttributeBean != null) {
// Reuse the old ID for the new attribute
newObjectAttributeBean.setId(objectAttributeBean.getId())
}

// Store the updated attribute
try {
objectFacade.storeObjectAttributeBean(newObjectAttributeBean)
} catch (Exception e) {
log.warn("Could not update object attribute due to exception: " + e.getMessage())
}

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Hari Krishna

Hi,

If you're using Jira Data Center and working with Assets, and you want to automatically fill a text field like "ReportYear" with the current year when an object is created, there’s a simple way to do it using asset automation.

Just follow these steps:

Go to your Assets schema and open the Automation tab

Create a new rule with trigger as Object Created

Add a condition if needed (like only for a certain object type)

Add an action → Edit Object

In the edit action, pick the "ReportYear" attribute and set the value like this:

That smart value will always give the current year — so if someone creates an object in 2025, it sets "2025", in 2026, it'll be "2026" — fully dynamic.

Just make sure the ReportYear field is left blank during creation (don’t make it required), so that automation can fill it in right after the object is created.

That’s all. Once set, the rule will handle it on its own without any manual input.

Stefan Stadler

perfect answer. If it needs to be more complex, you could also run Groovy scripts on certain events. The triggers are the same, just the action needs to be "Execute Groovy Script" and setting up the script is a little complex.

See here for details, also on Hari's answer:

Configuring Assets automation rules | Atlassian Support | Atlassian Documentation

VVC

Hi @Hari Krishna and @Stefan Stadler I do not see Edit Object action in the automations under Object Schema configuration in Jira Data Center on-prem 9.12.x release. Do you see this option in your instance?

Also, I have already tried the following automation options but it still could not setup the default value for the text attribute.

Groovy script asset automation #1
def object = event.object
if (object.objectType.name == "Cognos") {
object.setAttribute("ReportYear", "2025")
object.store()
}
Groovy script asset automation #2 -
return String.valueOf(java.time.Year.now().getValue())

Automation #3-
Action = Attribute Value
Attribute Name = ReportYear
Value = 2025

Stefan Stadler

Attribute value is the selection you have to take.

Select "Attribute value", specify "ReportYear" as the attribute name and use the smart value in the value section.

Stefan Stadler

Hi @VVC

I am adding this as a new answer to make it better visible to the community.

The problem is, that event is not really existing in the context of Asset scripting.

In the past, I was able to run the following, so I adjusted the above example (always checking, if the object really is existing, of course):

import java.time.Year

import com.riadalabs.jira.plugins.insight.services.automation.log.AutomationLogger

def log = AutomationLogger.getInstance()

def object = binding.variables['object']

def currentYear = Year.now().toString()

if(object){

 log.info("Found object, starting to process: ID: ${object.id}  Label: ${object.label}")

 def reportYearAttr = object.objectType.attributes.find { it.name == "ReportYear" }

 log.info("ReportYear has been found as an attribute: ${reportYearAttr}")

 if (reportYearAttr) {

 object.setAttribute(reportYearAttr.id, currentYear)

 log.info("ReportYear shall be set to: ${currentYear}")

 object.store()

 log.info("ReportYear has been set")

 }

}

else{

 log.info("no object has been found, cancelling")

}

You can also see in the first logging statement, that the object ID and its label is also used, so you can of course use it to combine some more information in the script.

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Stefan

VVC

Sorry @Stefan Stadler that didn't work either.

VVC

Here is the working script that sets the text attribute value to current year after the creation of new object.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import java.util.Calendar
import java.time.Year

// Get the current year
def currentYear = Year.now().toString() //Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR).toString()
log.warn("Current year: " + currentYear)

// Create a new attribute bean with the current year
def newObjectAttributeBean = objectAttributeBeanFactory.createObjectAttributeBeanForObject(objectBean, objectTypeAttributeBean, currentYear)

VVC

As the ReportYear is now displaying 2025, I'm working on the automation to display as Concatenated string in the object name (ObjectID-ReportYear-ObjectName).

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