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Set Component/s field from a Cascading field

Owned by Radhika Vijji. (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Nov 19, 2018
1 min read

Abstract

This code snippet sets the Component/s field from the value of a Cascading field. This is useful if you have a large number of Components that can be organized in categories, and want to make it easier for users to find the appropriate Component using a Cascading Select input (two dropdown lists).

Logic

Access the Cascading custom field and return its parent and child values separated by a delimiter (that separates the categories in the Component/s)

Snippet 

{% if issue.fields['<Name of the cascading field>'] %}
{{ issue.fields['<Name of the cascading field>'].value }}<Delimiter>{{ issue.fields['<Name of the cascading field>'] | field("child.value") }}
{% endif %}

Placeholders

PlaceholderDescriptionExample
<Name of the cascading field>Name of the field of type CascadingFunctional Modules
<Delimiter>Delimiter of the parent and the child value/

Examples

The output of this snippet is a String representing the name of a Component which you could use for example, to set the Component/s to Human Resources - Recruitment when Human Resources and Recruitment are selected as the parent and child in the Cascading select list, in:

  • one of the Set field value post-functions
  • the Create issue post-function under Set fields of new issue section

  • one of the Transition issue post-functions on the transition screen, if any

    {% if issue.fields["Functional Modules"] %}
{{ issue.fields["Functional Modules"].value }}/{{ issue.fields["Functional Modules"] | field("child.value") }}
{% endif %}

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