getFieldByName() in validators

[Maro Hamamjyan]

I want to use the exact same code as in this ticket: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/Check-if-a-date-inserted-in-the-create-screen-is-compliant-to-my/qaq-p/469905    

by

 Kristian Walker -Adaptavist-

I want to add it in validators, I tried in both "Custom Script Validator" and "Simple scriped validator", but getFieldByName() in not recognized in the script.

How can this be solved? Thansk in advance

[Leo · Accepted solution]

Hi @Maro Hamamjyan,

I suppose the script you mentioned is for Behaviour and some methods are vary from beviours to post-function/validator/listerner

hopefully below snippet will solve your getting custom field value 

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.user.util.UserUtil
import java.util.Date.*

def cf = ComponentAccessor.customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Custom Field Name")
def value = issue.getCustomFieldValue(cf) as Date

BR,

Leo

[Maro Hamamjyan]

Hi @Leo 

Thank you for the code. I want to check if my custom field named "End date" is less than today+30 days, the reporter should get validation error and should not be able to create the ticket. For that I used this (Attaching the screenshot), I know I must write the error message in the error message box, but how can I connect it with the condition?

Thanks

[Leo]

@Maro Hamamjyan,

you are almost there, "setError" method will work in behaviour but not in validator

Just place the message in Error field and "return false" in your script that will throw your error message in the screen

if(validation passed){

    return true // will allow the transition

} else{

    return false //will block the transition

}

hope it gives some idea

BR,

Leo 

[Maro Hamamjyan]

HI @Leo 

Thank you very much, it worked!