Autofill description field only for specific issue types

Question

I use ScriptRunner and want to autofill the description field with some text - but only for issuetype "Bug".

So I followed this tutorial: https://scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/latest/jira/behaviours-overview.html

But therefore I get the following problem:

- create new issue

- "Bug" was default value, so I do have the expected prefilled text in description field

- I don't want to create a "Bug", so I switch to "Task"

- description field doesn't get cleared

So I created a 2nd "Behaviour" for all issue types except "Bug":

def desc = getFieldById("description")

desc.setFormValue("")

- This cleared my description field when I change from "Bug" to "Task"

- but when I entered a usefull description and then change my mind to change issue type from "Task" to "Story", the description gets cleared again (but I want to keep it!)

So I need a condition before clearing the description field:

- clear it only if description contains the defaul text from my "Bug" behaviour

I'm not sure how to do this, especially because desc.getValue() always return "null" - regardless if it contains text or not.

Vineela Durbha · Answer

@Steffen Becker

On what field have written this behavior. I am exactly looking for the same and when I write the above behavior on description field nothing happens.

What am I missing here. Can you help me on this

Tarun Sapra · Answer

Glad to know @Steffen Becker that it's working now!

Steffen Becker_5ohwy3 · Answer

Thanks for your help again, but that doesn't work.

I use a workaround instead:

switch (issueContext.issueType.name) {
  case "Bug":
    desc.setFormValue(defaultValue)
    break
  default:
    // must be a string with length > 0 to receive the hint popup:
    desc.setFormValue(" ") 
    break
}

This...

a) cleares description when I change from "Bug" to "Task"

b) cleares description when I change from "Task" to "Story" - but at least provides me a hint with the old value: