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 Functions
in the properties panel.Click on
Add
post function
.Select
Copy value from field to field
from the list of post-functions.Click on
Add
to add the post-function on the transition.Select the field name from the
From field
drop-down.Select the field name from the
To field
drop-down.Click on
Add
to add the post-function to the transition.
Here are a few Use cases for this post-function.
Known issues common to all post-functions:
Known issues specific to this post-function:
Troubleshooting this post-function configuration: In case the post-function does not work as expected these are the things to look out for
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 fields
option, values from both the parent and child lists are copied into the destination field. For example, a custom cascading field has the valuesA
and1
in the parent and its child lists respectively. When this field is copied into a text fieldwithout the option, the value
1
is copied into the text fieldwith the option, the value
A - 1
is 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.
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:
The destination field must be present on the Edit screen applicable to the issue being modified
The selected user must have the Edit issues permission on the issue being modified
Delayed execution
To delay the execution of this post-function see Delayed execution.