How to set assignee from custom field

[Topher]

I am using the User Group Picker and JJUPIN plugins to limit the assignee field to a specific group based on the status of an issue. I set up a custom field that gets a filtered group of users to select from. I then proceed to set the assignee field to my custom field in the workflow, but the assignee value is not correct. Examples I have seen show that all you need is assignee = customfield_xxxxx, but instead of the full name of the user being set in the assignee field it instead sets the assignee as username(username). So if I normally assign an issue to John Doe with username John_D then John Doe would appear in the assignee field with his details when I hover over his name. Instead I am getting John_D(john_d) and it is not recognizing the assignee as a valid user. How do I set the assignee from my custom field so that it is set to a valid user?

[Alexandru_Iacob · Accepted solution]

You have to select a proper SIL custom field descriptor for the SIL user picker field from Add-ons -> Custom Field Descriptors section.

So, for com.keplerrominfo.jira.plugins.usergrouppicker-pro:siluserpicker select the User -> string descriptor. This should solve the problem.

[Topher]

Perfect! Works like a charm! Thanks for the quick responses.

[Vladimir Sagan]

Dear Christopher I am trying to configure the same behavior in my jira - could you share your jjupin script for me to use as example? Would be much obliged Thank you

[Topher]

The custom field I created is a SIL User Picker.

[Alexandru_Iacob]

What type is the custom field used for setting assignee? Is it a user group picker or a SIL user picker?

[Topher]

Hi Alexandru,

I am running JIRA 6.0.7 with JJupin 2.6.8, User Group Picker 2.6.3 and User Group Picker PRO 1.6.4.

[Alexandru_Iacob]

Hi Christopher,

What Jira version are you using and what plugins versions?