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Until 5.0.0 JMWE add-on could set a field or comment an issue using either a Raw Value or the result of a Groovy expression. Starting from 5.0.0, JMWE provides an option to include Groovy templates too. Using this you can template you can output both text and Groovy expression results togetherGroovy templates is a templating engine for JavaScript. It lets you insert dynamic content in any text through the use of templates. A template contains variables and/or expressions, which get replaced with values when a template is rendered. This is very similar to JSP markup. 

To write a simple Groovy code:

<%= some Groovy code %>

To just execute a simple Groovy code:

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Groovy templates in JMWE are used in:

• Comment issue and Comment linked issues post-function to create the body of the comment by selecting Groovy template as the Comment type
• Create/Clone issue post-function to:
  • Set fields of new issue by selecting Groovy template as the Value type and 
  • Add a comment to the current issue by selecting Groovy template as the Comment type
• Set field value to a constant or Groovy expression and Set field value of linked issues post-functions to set a field value by selecting Groovy template as the Value type
• Email issue post-function to write the Subject, HTML body and Text body
• Link issues to the current issue post-function to write JQL search expression

Groovy templating features

To output the result of a simple Groovy code:

<%= some Groovy code %>

To execute a simple Groovy code:

<% some Groovy code %>

Groovy template examples:

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