Any way to remove a Label on Resolution?

[Jo Rhett]

I'm very familiar with adding Post Functions to alter an issue during a transition. The problem is that I can't seem to find a way to remove one particular label during transition to Resolution. I can clear the entire field, but that is not desirable.

I have also tried to create a Condition to prevent Resolution of an issue if the label is present, but this didn't appear to work either. A few comments by Atlassian employees imply that Conditions can't work with the system Labels field.

[Henning Tietgens · Accepted solution]

You could use the Script Runner plugin and the following script for a start.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.label.LabelManager

def user = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.getLoggedInUser()

LabelManager labelManager = ComponentAccessor.getComponent(LabelManager)
def labels = labelManager.getLabels(issue.id).collect{it.getLabel()}
labels -= 'labelToBeRemoved'
labelManager.setLabels(user,issue.id,labels.toSet(),false,false)

The script is not tested by me, so be careful :-)

Henning

[David Elman]

Is there any way to do this with the hosted version of Jira these days? We use a label of "merged" when branch code is merged into master and handed over to QA. but when QA re-opens the ticket, we wish to have that transition automatically remove said label if it exists (and of course, leave all the other labels !!!)

[Alexander Richter]

script is also helpful after 3 years worked perfectly after changing line 4 to:
 
def user = ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getUser()
 

[vahtis]

For JIRA v7.x you need to change line 4 to:

def user = ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getLoggedInUser()

[Henning Tietgens]

Hi Ville-Pekka, 

that's exactly what's written in line 4. It's only another notation. In Groovy you could replace abc.getXyz() method calls with property access abc.xyz (remove get from the name, remove () and write the first letter in lower case). See http://groovy-lang.org/style-guide.html#_getters_and_setters

It could be written even shorter with 

ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser

Henning

[vahtis]

Oops. Way too long day behind last night 

I did not even tested original code, but modified it first according to Alexander's comment.

Anyway this code is working and in our production now.

[Martin Schmalz]

Hi Henning,

how can i do this with a custom-field from type label?

thx

[Henning Tietgens]

Hi,

It's nearly the same, there are getLabels() and setLabels() methods for customfields. E.g. see https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.0.0/com/atlassian/jira/issue/label/LabelManager.html#setLabels-com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser-java.lang.Long-java.lang.Long-java.util.Set-boolean-boolean-

Henning

[Randy_Elias]

Hi,

    I'm using JIRA v8.3.1 using the scriptrunner code above to clear the Label field. It's not clearing the field and I get no errors when it's run. Is there anything I need to do in my version of JIRA to get the Labels field to clear in Scriptrunner?

Thanks,

   Randy

[Randy_Elias]

Please disregard. Found a solution to my issue. I wanted to clear ALL labels so I used this code:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.label.LabelManager

def user = ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getLoggedInUser()

LabelManager labelManager = ComponentAccessor.getComponent(LabelManager)
def labels = labelManager.getLabels(issue.id).collect{it.getLabel()}
labels = ''
labelManager.setLabels(user,issue.id,labels.toSet(),false,false)

[Timothy]

I think the best way for you is to use Script Runner's post function

https://jamieechlin.atlassian.net/wiki/display/GRV/Post+Functions

[Timothy]

Tags is Labels right?

[Jo Rhett]

Yes, I meant Labels. I've adjusted the question to indicate this. Thanks!