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Introduction to Groovy

Groovy is an object-oriented programming language for the Java platform. It is a dynamic language with features similar to those of Python, Ruby, Perl, and Smalltalk. It can be used as a scripting language for the Java Platform. To know more about Groovy, see the Groovy Documentation.

Groovy in JMWE

Groovy script results in JMWE are used to:

Execute a post-function conditionally in all post-functions that have Conditional execution
Execute a Groovy script against an issue in the Scripted (Groovy) operation on issue
Execute a condition in the Scripted (Groovy) condition
Execute a validator in the Scripted (Groovy) validator
Create the body of the comment in the Comment issue and Comment linked issues post-function
Calculate a project and a parent issue key, set fields of new issue and add a comment to the current issue in the Create/Clone issue post-function
Set a field value by in the Set field value to a constant or Groovy expression and Set field value of linked issues post-functions.
Create Write the body of the comment by the Comment issue and Comment linked issues Subject, HTML body, Text body and Recipients in the Email issue post-function
Execute a post-function conditionally in all post-functions that have Conditional execution
Execute a condition in the Scripted (Groovy) condition
Execute a validator in the Scripted (Groovy) validatorWrite JQL search expression with Groovy template markup in the Link issues to the current issue post-function
Unlink issues from the current issue based on a Groovy condition in the Unlink issues from the current issue post-function

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Building Groovy script

You can learn start writing groovy scripts by going through the below references:

Basics of Groovy - This document explains you some basic concepts of Groovy and provides references to Groovy tutorials.
Groovy editor - This section explains you the Groovy editor in JMWE where you can write your Groovy script.
Variables used in a groovy expression - This document explains you the variables available for your Groovy scripts and how to create new variables in your Groovy scripts.
Issue Interface - Interfaces of the available variablesThe document details the main issue interface
Accessing the fields of an issue - This document explains you on how to access the fields of an issue.
Expected value for each field type when the value type is a Groovy expression - This document lists the expected values for each field type of your issue.
Groovy
editor in JMWE
script tester - This document explains
you the tool provided to debug your Groovy scripts
the Groovy script tester which helps you test your written script and debug it.

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