How to copy value from custom field and add it to Issue Links as a Web link?

[Mihailo]

Hello,

I have a custom field that is used to pick from a list of change tickets. Can I somehow automate via script so that when a user selects a value in custom filed, that value (an url to another ticket in another tool) is added to Issue Links as a "links to" Web link?

I am a total newbie to Jira and had no luck using GUI to automate this, Would really appreciate some help with script automation. Thank you!

[Antoine Berry · Accepted solution]

Hello @Mihailo ,

If you are using ScriptRunner you could use a script listener on the issue updated event (and any other event that might be triggered when you select a value). This is assuming that the field is a select list : 

import com.atlassian.jira.issue.link.RemoteIssueLinkBuilder
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.link.RemoteIssueLink
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.link.RemoteIssueLinkManager

def customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()

def fieldChanged = event?.getChangeLog()?.getRelated("ChildChangeItem")?.find {it.field == "Select List Field"}

if (fieldChanged) {
def selectListId = 12200
def customField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject(selectListId)
def customFieldValue = issue.getCustomFieldValue(customField).getValue()

RemoteIssueLink link = new RemoteIssueLinkBuilder().issueId(issue.getId()).url(customFieldValue).title(customFieldValue).build();
ComponentAccessor.getComponent(RemoteIssueLinkManager.class).createRemoteIssueLink(link, ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getLoggedInUser());
}

replace "Select List Field" with the name of your field and 12200 with id id of your field. 

Hope that helps.

[Mihailo]

Thank you so much @Antoine Berry ! I created a working Listener using your code.

Is it possible to modify it to accept multiple selections? Something like a for Each?

[Antoine Berry]

Hi @Mihailo ,

You mean you are using a multiple values select list, and would like to create a link for each value ?

Yes, that would be possible by iterating on the custom field value.

[Mihailo]

Yes, that is exactly what I need. Do you have some links on iterating in ScriptRunner?