Change assignee to specific user via javascript

[Wolfgang Fellner]

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/59501/change-assignee-via-javascript already gives a good solution to set the assignee in a transition via javascript to the current user.

But i need to change the selected assignee to a specific user.

I tried the following code - but somehow it only works when the specific user (setUser) is equal to the current user:

<script type="text/javascript">
(function($) {
    function setAssignee(){
        var setUser = "someusername";
        var assigneeSelect = AJS.$("#assignee"); 
        assigneeSelect.trigger('set-selection-value', setUser);
    }
    AJS.toInit(function(){  
        setAssignee();
    })
    JIRA.bind(JIRA.Events.NEW_CONTENT_ADDED, function (e, context) {
        setAssignee();
    });
})(AJS.$);
</script>

Any idea what i'm doing wrong?

JIRA 5.2

[RambanamP · Accepted solution]

did you tried like this ?

AJS.$("#assignee").val(setUser);

the following script is working for me(Just now tested)

<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
    JIRA.bind(JIRA.Events.NEW_CONTENT_ADDED, function (e, context) {
        setAssignee();
    });
	 setAssignee();

    function setAssignee(){
        var setUser = "prasad";
        
		AJS.$("#assignee").val(setUser);
    }
       
});
</script>

make sure that user is valid in jira and user should have assignable permission

if you are trying do this function on create screen then load this script as webresource module in a plugin, check this

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/47843/strange-javascript-problem-in-create-screen

[Wolfgang Fellner]

does not work

[RambanamP]

i have updated my answer!!

[Wolfgang Fellner]

It works.

Thank you!

[Bharadwaj Jannu]

or else you have a default jira workflow postfunction Update Issue Field.

go to workflow and go to transition and add Update Issue Field postfunction, select Assignee and Value to specific user you want.

hope this helps or revert back if any doubts.

[Wolfgang Fellner]

I know the assignment via postfuctions. We currently use them. But we want to give users more flexibility - therefore we want to prepopulate the field with the user that is normaly the correct user, but give the users the flexibility to choose an other.