How to remove values from multiselect checkbox?

[Paz Grimberg]

Hi,

I want to write a script post function on sub-task transition to "Done" in order to delete values in a custom field of type multiselect checkbox on its parent.

Can you please advise how to remove values from multiselect checkbox custom field?

Thanks!!

[Alina Fecheta · Accepted solution]

Hello, 

This should help you set the checkbox field to the new values:

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/64039

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/24642640

You can provide a list of options when you call issue.setCustomFieldValue()

[Paz Grimberg]

Hi Alina,

do you mean that i need to set a list of existing values but the one i want to remove?

What kind of list do i need to create? list of option id's?

Is there a way to remove a single value from being checked?

Thanks

[Alina Fecheta]

Hi, Paz

You can get the list of currently checked values with:

issue.getCustomFiedValue(checkBoxField).

This gives you a list of Option objects.

https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/7.0.7/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html

You can iterate through this list, check the value using the getValue() method and remove the option from the list if you don't want to keep it.

Then you can set the custom field value to the new list.

Check the examples I gave you and I think it will be clearer. They were useful to me for a similar task.

[Paz Grimberg]

Hi Alina,

Thanks much!

I think my script got better but it still doesn't work and there are no errors, can you please advise?

import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.config.FieldConfig
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.util.DefaultIssueChangeHolder
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.ModifiedValue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.manager.OptionsManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.option.Option

MutableIssue issue = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager().getIssueObject("PP-10")
CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager();
def involvedField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName('Involved teams')
def involvedValue = issue.getCustomFieldValue(involvedField)
ArrayList<Option> myList =(ArrayList<Option>) involvedValue
ArrayList<Option> values = new ArrayList<Option>();
for(Option option : myList){
     if(option.getValue() != "B"){
		values.add(option)
    }
    
}
issue.setCustomFieldValue(involvedField,values)

[Paz Grimberg]

I just had to add issue.store()

Thanks much Alina 

[Alina Fecheta]

Hi,Paz

Sorry I couldn't get back to you, I was out of office for a few days with limited Internet access.

Great to hear you got it working! You are very welcome 

[Elliott Lemberger]

Is there a way to do this without code?