Jira Transition Query

[Harsh]

Is it possible to hide a transition if another transition is not triggered once.

Scenario is I have 2 outgoing transition from a status In Progress(T1 and T2), I want to hide T1 until T2 is triggered once. If T2 is triggered one time then, unhide T1.

Is this achievable by condition/custom script, any help would be appreciated.

[Tuncay Senturk · Accepted solution]

Hi @Harsh 

I am not sure if this can be achieved through checking specified transition, but I can propose a solution that checks status changes.

You can examine the previous and new status names in the issue change history. If they match, you can return a boolean "true."

Here's some sample code to get you started:

import com.atlassian.jira.issue.changehistory.ChangeHistory;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.changehistory.ChangeHistoryManager;

List<ChangeHistory> changeItems = changeHistoryManager.getChangeHistories(genericIssue);

// check backwards if the status has been changed to from prevStatusName to nextStatusName
String prevStatusName = "status-before-transition"
String nextStatusName = "status-after-transition"
for (int i = changeItems.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
   ChangeHistory changeItem = changeItems.get(i);

   List<GenericValue> changes = changeItem.getChangeItems();
   Iterator<GenericValue> it = changes.iterator();

   while (it.hasNext()) {
      GenericValue change = it.next();
      String changedField = change.getString("field");

      if (changedField.equalsIgnoreCase("status")) {
        String oldStatus = change.getString("oldstring");
        String newStatus = change.getString("newstring");

        if (prevStatusName.equals(oldStatus) && nextStatusName.equals(newStatus)) {
          return true;
        }       
      }
   }
   return false;
}

[Harsh]

Hi @Tuncay Senturk 

Thanks for the reply I will try that.

Until the let me elaborate. 

I have status In Progress which has 2 transition T1 and T2. T1 is a self loop to 'In Progress' and T2 goes to END.

When the status is IN PROGRES, I do not want to see T2 until T1 is executed. T1 acts an approval factor.

I Hope this is understandable.

[Tuncay Senturk]

I see, the previous and next status names are In Progress. I'm afraid this is the worst case for this scenario because Jira API does not provide which transition changed the status.

[Harsh]

Yes. 

[Harsh]

Can we modify the code which I send in the comment below and modify? 

I tried all posible scenario but it doesn't work. 

[Tuncay Senturk]

are you sure that there is a property like transition1.count ?

I checked the API here but I could not find that property/getter.

[Harsh]

I did find that in a community so tried code with that. Not sure where was it. Have been trying since a long time. 

[Tuncay Senturk]

And I believe that transitionmanager provides the definition of the workflow transitions, not the historical values for the issues.

[Harsh]

Oh. 

Yes I believe I'm using that to get the transition name. And then comparing. 

I belive the code which I tried is not valid at all. 

[Mohamed Adel]

Hi @Harsh  

Did you try that answer https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Hide-transition-based-on-other-transition/qaq-p/899150 

[Harsh]

Hi @[deleted] 

Yes I did try, but unfortunately it is what I want. 

I want that T1 should be hidden until T2 is executed once. If T2 is triggered once, then unhide T1. 

I tried the below code but no luck

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue

import com.atlassian.jira.workflow.WorkflowTransitionUtil

import com.opensymphony.workflow.WorkflowContext

// Define the issue and workflow context

Issue issue = issue

WorkflowContext context = WorkflowTransitionUtil.getWorkflowContext(issue)

// Get the list of transitions for this issue

def transitionManager = ComponentAccessor.getWorkflowTransitionManager()

def transitions = transitionManager.getAvailableActions(issue, context)

// Find the "Transition 1" and "Transition 2" transitions

def transition1 = transitions.find { it.name == "Transition 1" }

def transition2 = transitions.find { it.name == "Transition 2" }

// Check if "Transition 1" has been executed once

if (transition1 && transition1.count > 0) {

    // "Transition 1" has been executed, so unhide "Transition 2"

    return true

} else {

    // "Transition 1" has not be

en executed, so hide "Transition 2"

    return false

}.

 But no luck

[Mohamed Adel]

Hi @Harsh  

let me explain the solution:

• Create a customField with default value "0"
• Make T2 hidden based customField value != 0
• on T1 transition add a post function or automation rule or any simple scrip-trunner script to update the custom-field to be 1 

This should fix your issue I guess 

[Tuncay Senturk]

This solution is very simple and straightforward, but it will not address the issues that have already undergone the transition.

[Harsh]

@Tuncay Senturk yes you are right. 

We do not any custom field to be added.