When you write Groovy scripted post-functions to set/modify the values of issues other than the current issue, you need to use the setFieldValue(String <field_name>or<field_Id>, Object value)
method, otherwise the changes will not be saved.
When you add this post-function to a transition, the add-on executes the provided Groovy script against the current issue. This post-function can be used in scenarios where you want to act on the current issue or on related issues in ways that are not supported by other JMWE post-functions. For example, you might want to copy attachments of the current issue to its linked issues, which is not currently supported by the Copy field value to linked issues post-function.
Run As
Any user specified in this field will be the sender of the notification email. Leave it blank for the current user to be the sender.
Error Handling
By default, all errors (Java Exceptions) raised by this post-function, including those raised by custom Groovy scripts, will be logged in the JIRA log file but will not be reported to the user and will not prevent the transition from completing.
However, when designing new workflows or troubleshooting them, it is more convenient to be notified immediately of any such error during the execution of the transition. On development and staging Jira instances, you can activate error reporting for all JMWE post-functions on the JMWE configuration page, and it is recommended to do so. But on production Jira instances, you might want to show errors only for the post-function(s) being worked on, in order to avoid disrupting other workflows. To make errors raised by the current post-function prevent the transition from completing and show the error in the browser, select Make transition fail when an error occurs in this post-function
.
See also:
- Groovy editor in JMWE to write your Groovy script
- Groovy tester to test your written your Groovy script
- Expected Groovy expression input for each field
- issue, currentValue, currentUser and log variables you can use in your Groovy script
- Accessing the fields of an issue to use them in your Groovy script