Scriptrunner. How to enter a value of a custom field into the field "Comments"?

[Leo Epstein]

Hello,

If the custom field "Due Date" is not empty, the date from this field should be entered into the field "Comments" with some text like this:

MyText: DueDateValue

Which code can I use to do that?

Many thanks in advance.

Regards

Leo

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Leo Epstein do you need to insert the code during transition or right on the screen before the transition is executed?

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

I need the code for a Post Function in the Create Issue Transaction.

Regards,

Leo

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Hi @Leo Epstein , cool. Adaptavist has a library of code snippets. You can go for insipration there.

The code needed to create new comment is here: https://library.adaptavist.com/entity/add-comment-to-an-issue-in-a-post-function

You also need to load Due Date value (https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/8.22.0/com/atlassian/jira/issue/Issue.html#getDueDate--), you can do it using:

def dueDateValue = issue.getDueDate()

dueDateValue is of Timestamp type here, so you need to convert it to String:

• https://www.baeldung.com/java-string-to-timestamp 

So in sum it should be something like:

def dueDateValue = issue.getDueDate()
if(dueDateValue){
    def dueDateString = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy").format(dueDateValue)

    // the body of the comment
    final String commentBody = """MyText:  ${dueDateString}"""

    // the author of the comment will be the logged in user
    def author = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser

    ComponentAccessor.commentManager.create(issue, author, commentBody, false)

}

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

Thanks a lot for your kind suggestions.

I cannot see the name of my field "Due Date" in your code.

Will that work anyway?

Regards

Leo

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

If you mean Due Date (system field) it will work using code 

issue.getDueDate()

If you defined custom field for Due Date, we need to update the script, so let me know :) 

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

Sorry, I meant the custom field "Due Date".

To say exactly its real name is "Wunschtermin". :)

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Ok, so you can again get some inspiration in library by Adaptavist. You can read custom field's value like this:

def DUEDATE_CF_ID = 11111L // you need to replace it with your field's ID
def dueDateCF = ComponentAccessor.customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject(DUEDATE_CF_ID)
def dueDateCFValue = issue.getCustomFieldValue(dueDateCF)

IN sum it could be something like:

def DUEDATE_CF_ID = 11111L // you need to replace it with your field's ID
def dueDateCF = ComponentAccessor.customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject(DUEDATE_CF_ID)
def dueDateCFValue = issue.getCustomFieldValue(dueDateCF)

if(dueDateCFValue){
    def dueDateCFString = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy").format(dueDateCFValue)

    // the body of the comment
    final String commentBody = """MyText:  ${dueDateCFString}"""

    // the author of the comment will be the logged in user
    def author = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser

    ComponentAccessor.commentManager.create(issue, author, commentBody, false)

}

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Let me know if it works for you :)

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

Thanks again!

I will try your code and let you know then.

I will also read the the library you kindly suggested.

Just one general question:

Is the getting the value of custom field's per field ID is easier than per filed name?

Or is it only possible?

Or there is no differences between both ways?

Regards, Leo

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

There are both options, but you can have more custom fields with the same name and the only one custom field with given ID. If you need to get the custom field using its name, and you know there is always only one field with given name, you cen get collection of custom fields by name and select the first one:

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/8.22.0/com/atlassian/jira/issue/CustomFieldManager.html#getCustomFieldObjectsByName-java.lang.String-

[Leo Epstein]

Thank you!

[Leo Epstein]

@Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ 

Hi Martin,

What should I add?

"unable to resolve class SimpleDateFormat".

Regards

Leo

[Leo Epstein]

OK, I found and added these...

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue;
import com.atlassian.jira.security.JiraAuthenticationContext;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

I hope that was correct, was it?

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat

Anyway, the code works now, at least when I create a new issue in Jira on the server from my laptop.

Thank you very much!

Regards

Leo

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Hi @Leo Epstein yes, you are correct :) I simplified the code snippet. Good job :)

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

Thanks again!

Just one more question... ;)
The comment ist added with the name of the current user. This is very good.

Is it anyway possible, to have there something other instead?

Like a NON existing account "Jira System" or some other EXISTING account or without the name at all?

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Hi @Leo Epstein , sorry for late response... you can do it. You need to set author variable to other user (it can't be non existing user). You can use for example this method https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/8.22.0/com/atlassian/jira/user/util/UserManager.html#getUserByName-java.lang.String- to find user's instance by it's name.

[Leo Epstein]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,
Thank you very much!

Regards
Leo