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A workflow post-function that copies the value(s) of a selected field to another field of the same issue. |
To add 'Copy value from field to field' post-function to a transition :
Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to add the post-function on.
In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
Click on
Post Functionsin the properties panel.Click on
Addpost function.Select
Copy value from field to fieldfrom the list of post-functions.Click on
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Select the field name from the
From fielddrop-down.Select the field name from the
To fielddrop-down.Click on
Addto add the post-function to the transition.
Here are a few Use cases See here for a use case for this post-function.
Known issues common to all post-functions:
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JMWE shows an error message on the issue view if any error occurs during the execution of the post-function. This message is displayed only if the current user is a Jira administrator. |
When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger the transition, the add-on copies the value(s) of the selected From field to the To field of the current issue.
Options
Return "parent-child" for cascading custom fields: This option is applicable for the Select list (cascading) custom fields. If you select the
Return "parent-child" for cascading custom fieldsoption, values from both the parent and child lists are copied into the destination field. For example, a custom cascading field has the valuesAand1in the parent and its child lists respectively. When this field is copied into a text fieldwithout the option, the value
1is copied into the text fieldwith the option, the value
A - 1is copied into the text field.
Copy only if not set
Copies the value(s) of the From field to the To field of the current issue, only when the To field is empty on the current issue.
Create missing value(s)
Allows creating any missing Component/s or Version/s while setting or copying a field that expects Versions or Components. Note this is applicable for version and component fields.
Ignore empty value
Will not set (clear) the destination field of the current issue, if the value of the source field is empty or null.
Add value(s) to the destination field
Appends the value(s) of the selected From field to the To field of the current issue. This is applicable only to multi-valued fields.
Send notifications
Jira sends notifications for the change in the selected To field value on the current issue. You can control the default value of the "Send notifications" option in the Configuration page under JMWE administration. Click here for more information.
Conditional execution
To execute this post-function based on the result of a Nunjucks template see Conditional execution.
Run As
Run as current user
The current user will be the author of the field change.
Run as add-on user
The add-on user will be the author of the field change.
Run as this user
Any user selected in this field will be the author of the field change.
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Running this post-function as any user other than the "Add-on user" is discouraged If you select any option other than "Run as add-on user", so that the change appears to be done by the current user or a specific user, the following must be true:
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Delayed execution
To delay the execution of this post-function see Delayed execution.
Use case
A typical use case for this post-function is to copy a field to another field value of the same issue during a transition. Consider a use case where you want to set the components of an issue with a value selected from a cascading field that carries the Main and Sub-components in parent and child. To configure this:
Add the Copy value from field to field post-function to the Create transition of the issue workflow.
Select the
Cascadingfield as theFrom field.Select the
Componentsfield as theTo field.Select
Return "parent - child" for cascading custom fieldsoption.
Note: The Component name should be in Component - Subcomponent format.
See here for more use cases.