How to set a multi user picker as assignee

[Swarna Radha]

Hi,

I want to set a multi user picker as assignee in a JIRA Software Project and I am using the code below:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager
import com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser
import com.atlassian.jira.user.util.UserManager
CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()

def brm_field = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Approver (QA)")
ApplicationUser user = issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field) as ApplicationUser
UserManager userManager = ComponentAccessor.getUserManager();
issue.setAssignee((user))

An error message is displayed when i do the transition and the script is in the last position.

Thanks

Swarna

[Alexey Matveev · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Try a code like this:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager
import com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser
import com.atlassian.jira.user.util.UserManager
CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()

def brm_field = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Approver (QA)")
def user = issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field) 
UserManager userManager = ComponentAccessor.getUserManager();
issue.setAssignee(user[0])

[Cristian Rosas [Tecnofor]]

Exactly this

For your information @Swarna Radhayou can't set a multiuser picker value (collection) into a single user picker (not collection), so you need to take a single value. With the [0] you pick the first value of the collection.

Also, the code can be cleaned, it would be enough with this:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

def customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()

def brm_field = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("Approver (QA)")
def user = issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field) 
issue.setAssignee(user[0])

[Swarna Radha]

@Cristian Rosas [Tecnofor]

I am getting error on the last line 

issue.setAssignee(user[0])

[Alexey Matveev]

It is a static compilation error. It must work with this error as well. But if you want to get rid of this error, you can write like this:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser

def customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()

def brm_field = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("Approver (QA)")
List<ApplicationUser> user = issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field) 
issue.setAssignee(user[0])

[Swarna Radha]

@Alexey Matveev

Hi I am getting error and the script is failing. 

2018-09-05 09:22:10,469 ERROR [workflow.ScriptWorkflowFunction]: *************************************************************************************
2018-09-05 09:22:10,470 ERROR [workflow.ScriptWorkflowFunction]: Script function failed on issue: ITCRD-3883, actionId: 91, file: <inline script>
java.lang.NullPointerException
 at com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueImpl.getCustomFieldValue(IssueImpl.java:896)
 at com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue$getCustomFieldValue$2.call(Unknown Source)
 at Script1780.run(Script1780.groovy:13)

[Alexey Matveev]

It means that the Approver (QA) custom field does not exist in your Jira.

[Swarna Radha]

No, it exists. Please see screenshot.

[Alexey Matveev]

That is right. It must be like this:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser

def customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()

def brm_field = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Approver (QA)")
List<ApplicationUser> user = issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field) 
issue.setAssignee(user[0])

[Swarna Radha]

@Alexey Matveev

IT is the same as above and I am getting on the line  . 

issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field)

"

[Alexey Matveev]

Are you sure it is same? You can log the reference of the custom field:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser

def customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()


def brm_field = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Approver (QA)")
log.error(brm_field)
List<ApplicationUser> user = issue.getCustomFieldValue(brm_field) 
issue.setAssignee(user[0])

What value is logged? 

[Swarna Radha]

@Alexey Matveev,

It is now working :) :). I have added it at the last position.

Thanks 

[Alexey Matveev]

Good to hear! :)

[karthikeyan santhanam]

@Alexey Matveev I tried using the same you have provided still it is not setting the assignee from a multi-user picker custom field. I have this post function used in create transition as the last line. 
@Swarna Radha When you say, at the last position, do you mean to have the post function the "Custom script post-function (inline script)" at the last position or you are mentioning about in the groovy script? 

Any suggestion is appreciated.