Ways to rename attachments in JIRA

[Andris Bērziņš]

Hi.
I know it's not possible to rename JIRA attachments (https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/103334)
I was wondering how to do it using a plugin. I didn't see any functionality for it in AttachmentManager or Attachment classes. Do I have to go directly to database ([JIRA].[dbo].[fileattachment].[FILENAME])? I know that it has to be possible in some way - These guys are doing it.

[Sascha Becker · Accepted solution]

My approach would be extracting the file for the attachment. Delete the old attachment, rename the file and create a new attachment for it.

List<Attachment> attachments = attachmentManager.getAttachments(issue);
for (Attachment attachment : attachments) {
    String filePath = PathUtils.joinPaths(attachmentPathManager.getAttachmentPath(), issue.getProjectObject().getKey(), issue.getKey(), attachment.getId().toString());

    File atFile = new File(filePath);
	atFile.rename(....);
	

    if (atFile.exists()) {
        CreateAttachmentParamsBean createAttachmentParamsBean = new CreateAttachmentParamsBean(atFile, attachment.getFilename(), attachment.getMimetype(), attachment.getAuthorObject(), mutableIssueObject, attachment.isZip(), attachment.isThumbnailable(), null, attachment.getCreated(), true);
        if (atFile.canRead()) {
            try {
                attachmentManager.createAttachment(createAttachmentParamsBean);
            } catch (AttachmentException e1) {
                e1.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
	attachmentManager.deleteAttachment(attachment);
}

Issue is the issue you want to change the attachment for. mutableIssueObject is the mutable version of that issue (you might not need a mutable issue here, not sure). 

atFile is the file that should be renamed with atFile.rename(). Delete old attachment afterwards.

Hope that helps. If so, please accept my answer.

[Andris Bērziņš]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm gonna accept this answer since it should probably work. But I don't like the approach of downloading & reuploading - it feels rather messy. My solution (and what I ended up doing) is this: Attachment oAttachment = attachmentManager.getAttachment(icAttachmentId); Issue oIssue = oAttachment.getIssueObject(); if(permissionManager.hasPermission(Permissions.CREATE_ATTACHMENT, oIssue, getLoggedInUser())) { OfBizDelegator delegator = ComponentAccessor.getComponentOfType(OfBizDelegator.class); for (GenericValue attachment : delegator.findByField("FileAttachment", "id", icAttachmentId)) { attachment.setString("filename", scFileName); attachment.store(); } } It's been working for about 2 weeks without any problems.

[Sascha Becker]

Nice, thanks for pointing out another solution.

[Sadek Joma'a]

Hi, Thanks for the useful code. But I am new to JIRA administration and I need some more help please. My question is: How do I run this code? Should I run it by Script runner post function? and is the code complete or should I include some header statements?

[Vadim Rutkevich]

Hello, Andris.

You can try our add-on - Smart Attachments. It allows you to rename attachments, put them into categories, perform bulk operations, load files to categories via drag-n-drop and other features.

If you have any questions about the add-on, feel free to contact me via vrutkevich@stiltsoft.com.

Thanks.

Best Regards,

Vadim Rutkevich

[Andris Bērziņš]

Heh, in case you didn't notice - I already linked to your plugin as a proof that it's possible to do this. The problem is that paying over 1000$ for ability to rename attachments is ridiculous. But it doesn't matter now. I added the renaming functionality myself. Thanks for replying though. :)

[Vadim Rutkevich]

Andris, we can give you a very good discount if you decide to purchase our add-on. Please contact me (vrutkevich@stiltsoft.com) to discuss details if you want. I am sure you will be satified with the discount. Besides renaming, you get other useful features for better performance in JIRA. Thanks. Best Regards, Vadim Rutkevich

[Andris Bērziņš]

Thanks for the offer but we are using JIRA 5.1 and your plugin supports 6.0+. So it wouldn't work anyway.

[Kristina McInerny]

If you're on a Mac - I can help you...tested on Jira Server.

You cannot "rename" one already uploaded, but you can name it upon upload from a screenshot.

1.  Grab a screenshot

Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+4 (select the part to clip) or

Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+3 (selects entire screen)

2.  View Ticket

3.  Cmd+V (pastes from clipboard)

4.  Name it and select Upload.

see screenshot

[Oleksandr Chalyi]

Vote for suggestion - Add a REST call for renaming attachments

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-66851