Jira transition in a workflow

Question

Hi, I have a small query.

I have a post function script in a workflow transition according to which if that script executes successfully and an output is gained then transition from A->B goes through successfully. If not, then it stays at A.

Is is possible?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

No, hang on, that's not what we were discussing.

You do NOT try to change the target of a transition while it's running.  And there's absolutely no way you should be even thinking of changing an issue in a validator.

A validator should validate something, returning "true" if it's ok, and "false" (with an optional error message) if it fails validation.

Hemanshu · Answer

Hi Nic, I am using this scriplet in my Validator, but still not working, can you pls suggest:

if(finalOutput.contains("[inserted]"))
{
log.debug("Inside incident block");
//def servicenowid = customFieldManager2.getCustomFieldObjectByName("ServiceNow ID");
//log.debug("Service id=$servicenowid")
log.debug("Inside incident block");
issue.setCustomFieldValue(servicenowidfield,finalIncident);
workflowTransitionUtil.setAction (1531);//Transition B
}
else
{
log.debug("Inside Else block");
issue.setCustomFieldValue(servicenowidfield,"Not Created in Service Now");
workflowTransitionUtil.setAction (4);//Transition A
}

How can I optimize this script to the above condition?

As of now, my script is anyways going to B irrespective of the fact that it catches the else block only.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

You will need to embed your script in a validator.

Are you using the script runner add-on?  If not, then you're going to need to write a validator that can run your connection and interpret the result as a pass/fail.