Add custom field and its value in the newly created sub-task, using script runner

[Sam Rajagopal]

Used Builtin script listener to create sub-task and that part is working fine. Now trying to add a custom field, within automatically created sub-task. Name of the custom field to be CC_List and the value to be xyz@abc.com.

I followed Kostas' response at https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/196852/script-runner-create-subtask-built-in-script-postfunction
Used the following call, to get the custom field object

def cf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(issue).find {it.name == 'CC_List'}

at this point, used "addCustomFieldValue" method and that did not work.
any suggestions please ? Not sure how to proceed

[Sam Rajagopal]

Jamie - thanks for looking into my request. We are using JIRA 6.1.7

CC_List is a custom field and type : UserPicker (multiple users).

Am I facing the problem, since it is not a text field ?  thanks

[JamieA]

Yes, the type of the field is not irrelevant here. You need to set it to a collection of User objects, or ApplicationUser, can't remember which.

[Nicholas Kim]

I am running into a similar problem where I can't set the value either. My field is a single select list type, and oddly enough I can have the field inherit the value from the parent, but I can't seem to set it to a different value.

How/where would you specify the type of field? When I use the code below, the sub-task fails to create, however if I follow the template for copying the value from the parent, the sub-task creates and inherits the value properly.

def cf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(issue).find {it.name == 'CustomFieldName'}
issue.setCustomFieldValue(cf, 'my value')

[JamieA]

If you just the right label, the right people will see this... that's generally more effective than sending me mail.

Using the built example worked for me:

def cf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(issue).find {it.name == 'TextFieldB'}
issue.setCustomFieldValue(cf, 'my value')

but that's for a text field. What type of field is CC_List?

What versions are you using?

[Sam Rajagopal]

tried the following (as available as an example)

def cf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(issue).find {it.name == 'CC_List'}

issue.setCustomFieldValue(cf, 'docs@txe.com')

it still does not work.

Jamie - any clues please ? thanks