How to Use Script Runner Auto Fill CF a Value Only when the CF Value is Empty

xinan liu

I am using script runner to auto fill the CF a value through this way:

Edit the create transition's validator:

def cf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(issue).find {it.name == 'Project Name'}
issue.setCustomFieldValue(cf, issue.projectObject.name)
issue.description != null

Then if we create a issue, the CF "Project Name" will be automaticly set to the Project's name.

But we want to do this.

Add the CF "Project Name" to create screen. If the user fill this CF with a value (such as "Internal") when create issue. Then the CF value will be set to "Internal".

If the user leave this CF blank, the CF value will be set to Project's name.

How to do this?

Thanks!

Matheus Fernandes

Hi, Xinan Liu.

You probably want something like:

import com.atlassian.jira.ComponentManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue

def cf = ComponentManager.instance.customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Project Name")
def value = issue.getCustomFieldValue(cf);

if(value == null ){
	value = issue.projectObject.name
	issue.setCustomFieldValue(cf, value)
}

Also, you should use this as a Script Post-Function rather than a validator as you are not validating the input, but rather post-processing it.