Setting a custom field value

[m]

Is it possible to set a custom field value on a transition screen using the behaviours plugin server side script and the function - formField.setFormValue(value)?

I want to set a custom field to the current/logged in user.

Thanks

[Renjith Pillai]

If you need to store the value of the current user in a field, why not use this - https://jsutil.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JSUTIL/JIRA+Suite+Utilities+Workflow+Post-Functions#JIRASuiteUtilitiesWorkflowPost-Functions-UpdateIssueCustomFieldPost-Function

[m]

It is to populate on the next transition, so storing the previous user on last transition would be a problem with this solution.

[Renjith Pillai]

I didn't understand. You need the value for the current user who is doing the operation to be filled in a custom field so that it gets stored. That is exactly that post function also is doing.

[m]

The problem is the user doing the transition is not the one who did the last action ie the one that would be populated as current user on a post function - the next user then picks up the issue, at this point I want the field to get populated.

[Mizan]

Yes it is possible , But i would advice you to test if it works .for me formField.setFormValue(value)

did not work for priority field.

[m]

so what would the syntax actually be?

Something like : form<cf value>.setFormValue(current_user)?

[Mizan]

You will need to get the current user first the set the value using username

[m]

What is the syntax for that also?

[Adrienmchl]

I have the same issue, someone know the exact syntax i could use for that ?