COPY VALUE FROM FIELD TO FIELD POST FUNCTION

[KartikA]

Hi there,

I want to copy a scripted field to a normal field during the post-function of the create step.

But it seems, that the scripted field is always null

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

You can't - the data for a scripted field only exists after the issue has been indexed, when it is too late to write new values to the issue.  So you get a null because there's nothing there yet. 

You need to forget the scripted field, and calculate what would go into it in your post-function to set the actual value.

[kartik annavajhula]

Hi Nic/ Gabrielle, 

Thanks for the quick reply. I need to copy the value of the Scripted field on to the Summary.There is some value written in the Summary. So I need to overwrite it with the Scripted field value( Which depends on the data entered in the create screen). As soon as create screen is pressed I need the value in the scripted field to appear on the summary

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

It's the same answer - forget the scripted field, it's not there until too late.  Replicate the logic in your post function.

[Deleted user]

Instead of copying the scripted, why not just add a post-function called "Update parameters of the Set Field Value to constant or Groovy expression Function for this transition."

"The value of field <custom_field> of the current issue will be set to the result of a Groovy expression (unless the field already has a value)."

This way, the value will not be duplicated.