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How to edit an option of a custom field using the option ID using script runner

Praveen_kplap6

I am trying to update an option of a select list (based on changes in a certain issue). For example if the Description of "Issue 1" changes from "OptionName" to "Option Name" then the option of the select list custom field should also change to "Option Name".

Is there any way to update an option using the option ID for a particular custom field?

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Anton Chemlev - Toolstrek -

Hi,

What problem are you trying to solve? Could you please provide business-case?

You mean adding new options to select list on the fly? Or just choosing from existing ones?

Praveen_kplap6

Hi Anton,

I have to update/rename an option from the set of already existing options.

We already have a script to add new options in the form of issues (if a certain issue type is created its summary will be automatically be added as option). So if the user updates (changes the summary) the issue, the option should also change.

Ex:

IssueType: Fruits

Custom field Name: "Select Fruits"

Now if a new issue of type "Fruits" gets created, say for example "Apple" it will get added as an option to the Custom_field "Select Fruits" - this is working. But if someone edits the issue and changes from "Apple" to "Apples" it should Update the option also to "Apples" - this I'm unable to do.

Anton Chemlev - Toolstrek -

Mmm, yes, it seems to be possible...

1) You can get previous Summary field value via https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.0.4/com/atlassian/jira/issue/changehistory/ChangeHistoryManager.html

For example:

def changeItems = changeHistoryManager.getAllChangeItems(issue)

if (changeItems) {
def originalResolutionDate = changeItems.findAll {
it.field == "resolution"
}?.created.last()

2) And update custom field options via https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/manager/OptionsManager.html. There's <span><a href="https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/manager/OptionsManager.html#findByOptionId-java.lang.Long-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">findByOptionId</a></span>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Long.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Long</a> optionId) method and <a href="https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/manager/OptionsManager.html#setValue-com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.option.Option-java.lang.String-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">setValue</a>(<a href="https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html" title="interface in com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.option" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Option</a> option, <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">String</a> value) .

3) You can get appropriate field config via https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.2.0/com/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/CustomField.html#getRelevantConfig-com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue-

Hope this will help.

Praveen_kplap6

Hi Anton, I have tried the above suggestion, however I am unable to use the setValue() method. It is throwing error.

Error Message:

[Static type checking) - Cannot find matching method
Script356#setValue(com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.option.Option,
java.lang.String). Please check if the declared type is right and if the method
exists.
Possible solutions: getClass() line 22, column 1.

Below is my code for your reference

def issue = event.issue as Issue

OptionsManager optionsManager = ComponentManager.getComponentInstanceOfType(OptionsManager.class);
def customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()
def newOptionValue = ComponentAccessor.getChangeHistoryManager().getChangeItemsForField(issue, "Name").collect {it.toString }.join(", ")
def oldOptionValue = ComponentAccessor.getChangeHistoryManager().getChangeItemsForField(issue, "Name").collect {it.fromString }.join(", ")


def cf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Custom_Field")
def fieldConfig = cf.getRelevantConfig(issue)
Option oldOption = ComponentAccessor.optionsManager.getOptions(fieldConfig)?.find { it.toString() == oldOptionValue.toString()}

void setValue(oldOption, newOptionValue)