How to copy a custom field to all linkedissues based on issue update, with script listener

[Tomas Gustavsson]

I have a case were i would like to copy a custom field from parent Ticket to all linked issues.I can do this via jira suite utilities, in a post function but then the issue needs to transition, I really like to do this in the current status, so the only trigger i have is issue update, and i would like to do this via a groovy script and with the Script runner Listener.

I have a start Done by Kristian Walker, and activates when the parent issue is updated, and this will Add a comment to the parent, after this i would like to copy my custom field to all linked issues. 

I have very little knowledge about developing groovy scripts so all kind of help is very appreciated, trying to learn how do develop my own scripts. 

Below is how i did this

import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.comments.CommentManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.util.DefaultIssueChangeHolder
import com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser
import com.atlassian.jira.event.type.EventDispatchOption

// Get a pointer to the issue
Issue issueKey = issue
// Get the current logged in user
def CurrentUser = ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getLoggedInUser() as ApplicationUser
// Get access to the Jira comment and component manager
CommentManager commentManager = ComponentAccessor.getCommentManager()

// Get the customField Escalation level and it's value
def myCustomField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_12500")

// Get the last comment entered in on the issue to a String
def comment = "This issue is: " + myCustomField.getValue(issue)

def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager()
def issueLinkManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueLinkManager()
def issueLinks = issueLinkManager.getInwardLinks(issueKey.getId())
def user = ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getLoggedInUser()
def subOutwardElements = issueLinks.findAll { it.issueLinkType.any()}

//def subOutwardElements = outwardIssueLinks.findAll { it.issueLinkType.inward.concat("is blocked by")}

log.warn("Before for loop outwardIssueLinks " + issueLinks.size())
//log.warn("Before for loop outwardIssueLinks " + inwardIssueLinks.last())

log.warn("Before for loop myCustomField " + myCustomField )

// Check if the issue is not null
if(issueKey){
// if customField Escalation level has a value
if (myCustomField.getValue(issue) != null && myCustomField.toString() == 'Escalation level' ) {
if (subOutwardElements.size() >= 0) {
for (def i = 0; i < subOutwardElements.size(); i++ ) {
log.warn("sourceId: ${i} ")
def linkedIssue = issueManager.getIssueObject(subOutwardElements[i].sourceId)
log.warn("Issue link type with name linkedIssue: ${linkedIssue} ")
log.warn("Issue link type with name myCustomField: ${myCustomField.getValue(issue)} ")

// Create a comment on the issue
commentManager.create(issueKey, CurrentUser,comment, true)
linkedIssue.setCustomFieldValue(myCustomField, myCustomField.getValue(issue))
ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager().updateIssue(user, linkedIssue, EventDispatchOption.ISSUE_UPDATED, false)

}

}
}
}

[Tomas Gustavsson · Accepted solution]

See above

[Sai Praveen Aminigadda]

@Tomas Gustavsson  Hello Tomas, i'm trying to apply this in my org.

but it is showing some errors for me. is it working for you??

[Tomas Gustavsson]

Hi, Sorry for a late answer yes this did work for me, we have now removed the comment part in this script. 

What errors do you get?