Copy Creator (system field) to custom field text using scriptrunner

[Alvin]

Hi All, how is it possible to copy creator system field to a string , custom field text using scriptrunner upon creation. using behavior? using listener? postfunctions? please help

[Andrew · Accepted solution]

Do You want save creator for log? JIRA issue has 'History' tab and there saved who created.

[Alvin]

Hi @Andrew . I want to copy the Creator (system field) to a custom field text to display the copy of creator to view screen

[Andrew]

I made it with postfunc, it work for me.

1. Go to workflow, select transition 'Create'
2. Add PF
3. Select Script Post-Function [ScriptRunner]
4. Insert code
5. Publish workflow

My example:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
def reporter = issue.reporter.name
def cfm = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()
def cfMy = cfm.getCustomFieldObjectByName("myfield")
issue.setCustomFieldValue(cfMy,reporter)

[Andrew]

Use postfunction it work for me.

1. Edit workflow
2. select transition 'Create'
3. Add postfunction
4. Select 'Script Post-Function [ScriptRunner]'
5. Add code
6. Publish workflow

Example code:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
def reporter = issue.reporter.name
def cfm = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()
def cfMy = cfm.getCustomFieldObjectByName("myfield")
issue.setCustomFieldValue(cfMy,reporter)

[Alvin]

Hi @Andrew, I edited the code to make it suit for creator because that is what I need

issue.creator.name

thank you for that . but it returns this error

[Andrew]

Try it:

...
def reporter = "my test value"
...

if work try next:

...

def reporter = issue.get("reporter").getUsername()

...

[Alvin]

Hi @Andrew , thanks for helping, what do you mean by "my test value"

[Andrew]

Just string. After create issue You should get "my test value" in your field.  For checking of part script which SET value.

...
def reporter = "some your string :-)"
...

[Alvin]

Hi @Andrew , where should I put the post function? at the very beginning?

[Alvin]

Here is my sample code, it does not populate the some string to sample custom field, which is a text field

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
def creator = "some string"
log.error("kdflkdfk $creator")
def cfm = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager()
def cfMy = cfm.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Sample")
issue.setCustomFieldValue(cfMy,creator)

[Andrew]

If You want set value after creating issue:

[Alvin]

@Andrew , yes I have done that one, but it does not set the value after creating the issu

[Alvin]

I have put the code there. on post functions

[Andrew]

Some log error? 

Name of field "Sample"? Try
def cfMy = cfm.getCustomFieldObject("<set ID number>")

<set ID number> you can get here:

[Alvin]

Hi @Andrew, thank you, the thing that made this discussion go long is that because I did not publish the workflow, cheers bud. thanks for the help. answer accepted.

[Alvin]

Hope you help many more questions in this community. Cheers!