Validator for specific issue type

[Guus Creuwels]

As far as I can see a validator for a workflow transition always executes regardless of the issue type. Is it possible to execute a validation only for specific issue types?

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

If you associate different workflows with different issue types, then you can have different validators for them.

A validator always checks on a transition though, so if you want one workflow that behaves differently according to issue type, you'll need code, as you'll want to include "check issue type" as part of the validator.

[Guus Creuwels]

Different workflows creates a lot of maintenance. We already have several projects based on SCRUM in which we try to keep the workflow as general as possible. 

If we "code" a custom validator, can we use that in the Cloud version? Do you have any references for a documentation on how to do this?

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

Coding is heavily limited in Cloud - there's no add-ons that I know of that can do conditions coding really. 

[Tejas Naik]

Hi,

AFAIK, you need "Script Validator --> Simple Script Validator"

if(issue.issueType.name == 'Bug' || issue.issueType.name == 'Enhancement'){
....
....
(Your code)
}

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

From which add-on?

[Tejas Naik]

Script Runner https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.onresolve.jira.groovy.groovyrunner/server/overview 

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

I ask because there's several.  Also, ScriptRunner is not (yet) for Cloud, as tagged in the question.  Although I should have said that earlier.

[Guus Creuwels]

We run JIRA in the cloud. ScriptRunner is not available. Any other add-ons which can do this in the cloud?

[Tejas Naik]

Sorry guys, I am not aware of the JIRA cloud.

[Tran Tuan Duong]

Not only Cloud, Script Runner has a potential risk about security. Admin guys can use this plugin to fake user, no log to trace back. That's why I have to uninstall it on my JIRA server.

[Inna Gordin _Innovalog_]

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