Transition Linked Issues Post-Function -- How to add a condition that checks the linked issue's project name

[Angela Tran]

I am using this plugin to transition linked issues when the link type is fixed by, but I only want the post-function to execute when the linked issue is in a certain project. I want to add this in the condition section. How can I achieve this? 

[David [Innovalog] · Accepted solution]

You can try the following (untest) Groovy condition script:

linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "<project key>"

[Angela Tran]

Thank you! It works. 

[Jeanne Howe]

David,

Can this be extended to be project or project category specific?

For example, something like this:

If project in A, or B, or C

Then

linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "<project key>"

Or maybe something like this:

project category = X

Then

linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "<project key>"

[David [Innovalog]]

For multiple projects, you can do something like:

linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "A" || linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "B" || linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "C"

And for a project category:

linkedIssue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName() == "<project category name>"

[Jeanne Howe]

David,

I modified the code a little.  I want to ensure the current issue is in project category "Learn" and the linked issue is in project CS.

I was able to get the first half of the conditional statement working, but have not been able to get the linked issue to transition.

I think I am looking for something like this

issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName() == "Learn" && linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "CS"

Each condition works on it's own, but when I try to concatenate the two statements, the linked issue does not transition

[David [Innovalog]]

And yet the condition seems to be correct. Are you sure you can reach the two conditions at the same time? 

[Jeanne Howe]

I modified the post function to test each part of the expression

When I set the expression to just this:

issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName() == "Learn Tech"

the linked issue is not transitioning as expected.

When I set the expression to just this:

linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "CS"

The linked issue transitions as expected.

So there is something in the first expression that is not right. Please note that I have updated my examples to show that my project category has a space in the name.

[David [Innovalog]]

Any error in the logs? (atlassian-jira.log)

[Jeanne Howe]

Nope, nothing in the logs at all

[Jeanne Howe]

I see this when configuring the post function:

"log: a Logger instance that writes into atlassian-jira.log (useful for debugging)"

How do I add log to the expression?

[David [Innovalog]]

You can do something like:

log.error("project category: "+issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName());
return issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName() == "Learn Tech" && linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "CS"

[Jeanne Howe]

OK, I added the follow statements:

log.error("project category: "+issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName());
log.error("linked project:"+linkedIssue.get("project").getKey());
return
issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName() == "Learn" && linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "CS"

 The values being returned to the log are correct:

project category: Learn Tech
linked project:CS

The linked issue is still not being transitioned Ugh

[David [Innovalog]]

You left "Learn" instead of "Learn Tech" in your test

[Jeanne Howe]

Sorry just a typo in the response above. The code in JIRA states Learn Tech

log.error("project category: "+issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName());
log.error("linked project:"+linkedIssue.get("project").getKey());
return
issue.get("project").getProjectCategoryObject().getName() == "Learn Tech" && linkedIssue.get("project").getKey() == "CS"

[Jeanne Howe]

Holy Cr@p I found the issue.

My project category had a trailing space in the name!!

Once I edited the project category to remove the training space, the linked issue transitioned as expected.

Thank you so much for all your help and patience with this.

[Jeanne Howe]

On the plus side, the post function did exactly what it was supposed to do. Since the project category did not match the groovy expression, the linked issue was not transitioned.

[David [Innovalog]]

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Much appreciated!
David

[David [Innovalog]]

Are you running JMWE on JIRA Server or JIRA Coud?

[Angela Tran]

server