Update custom field every time another field is updated

[Christopher Gronde]

What I am trying to do is Create a custom field like "Due Date Extended" and everytime the DueDate field is edited, it then increases the value of the custom field by +1.  That way we can quickly see how many times a due date on any given ticket has been extended?.  I'm assuming this must be done as a script listener in ScriptRunner.  I've seen how to do the same type of thing on a postfunction, but not never on "updating/editing a field". 

JIRA 7.1.2

[Vasiliy Zverev · Accepted solution]

It seems that you can use scripted field to get count of duedate chages. 

Code for this:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

return ComponentAccessor.getChangeHistoryManager().getChangeItemsForField(issue,"dueDate").size()

[Christopher Gronde]

Thanks!  I've never used a script field.  This is great information to know I can do this easier than I thought I could.

[KRC]

@VasiliyZ

I have a similar thing to achieve but little different.

I am currently copying parent issue summary and issue description to custom fields in its subtask named parent summary and parent description. Am doing this with copy custom field post function. 

Now whenever parent issue summary and/or issue description is edited, we want those changes to flow thru and reflect in custom fields in subtask. How to get this done?

any you help?

Thanks

[Vasiliy Zverev]

KRC,

You should use a listener on issueUpdated event.

Best regards,

Vasiliy