Updating Select list type custom field value from Null to a given option using groovy

[Sumit Kumar]

Want to update a select list type custom field vaule from null to a string (Should be one of the options from custom field} using groovy.

def changeHolder = new DefaultIssueChangeHolder();

officeRegion.updateValue(null, issue, new ModifiedValue(issue.getCustomFieldValue(officeRegion), officeRegionValue),changeHolder)

officeRegion --- Custom Field

issue --- Issue

officeRegionValue ----- New Value

is there any error in the above code or any event is needed to be fired to see the changes on UI ?

Thanks in advance,

Sumit

[John Bishop · Accepted solution]

I believe that you cannot set a select list to a string value. You need an object of type Option of the option you want to set the select list to.

In your call to the ModifiedValue constructor, the second parameter needs to be the Option object of the desired value.

In case you don't know how to get the option object, you can use the findByOptionValue method of the OptionsManager(https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/latest/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/manager/OptionsManager.html).

[Sumit Kumar]

I am able to see the changes now .. thanks Guys .. !!!

[Sumit Kumar]

I tried it .. is there anything needed to be done after the values are changed ... as even for my code the values are getting upadted on the first run but I am not able to see the changes on UI.

I dont want to restart the system to get the changes done

[RambanamP]

something you need to try like this

CustomField customField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject(customFieldId);
Options options = WebAppsCf.getOptions(null, customField.getRelevantConfig(issue), null);
Option newOption = options.getOptionById(newOptionId);
ModifiedValue mVal = new ModifiedValue(issue.getCustomFieldValue(customField), newOption );
customField.updateValue(null, issue, mVal, new DefaultIssueChangeHolder());

check this

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/189262/how-do-i-programmatically-set-values-for-custom-fields-of-type-select-when-creating-an-issue