Set custom field (select list) value

[e]

Hello!

I've got a customfield_16301 (select list type).

It's got three options: High, Mid, Low.

How do I set an option in customfield_16301 using groovy?

ComponentManager componentManager = ComponentManager.getInstance()

CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = componentManager.getCustomFieldManager()

CustomField customField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_16301");

issue.setCustomFieldValue(customField, "High")

Throws NullPtr expections!

Thank you.

[BenjiI · Accepted solution]

Hi et,

What is the value of your cstomField object?

[e]

What do you mean?

How do I check that?

[BenjiI]

Hi e t,

This thread discusses a similar problem:

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

The solution proposed here should work for all list select type fields.

[BenjiI]

Try logging the customField variable in your script. What is its value?

[BenjiI]

Your script should look something like:

CustomField customField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_16301");
 
Options options = WebAppsCf.getOptions(null, customField.getRelevantConfig(issue), null);   
 
Option newOption = options.getOptionById("high option"); // Check your option id
 
ModifiedValue mVal = new ModifiedValue(issue.getCustomFieldValue(customField), newOption );
 
customField.updateValue(null, issue, mVal, new DefaultIssueChangeHolder());

[e]

Oh, thanks!

What's "WebAppsCf" ?

// Check your option id - I guess it's 15602

[BenjiI]

Indeed, you don't need the WebAppCf class. I modified the previous script:

CustomField customField = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_16301");

OptionsManager optManager = ComponentAccessor.getOptionsManager(); 
Options options = optManager.getOptions(customField.getRelevantConfig(issue), null));   
 
Option newOption = options.getOptionById("high option"); // Check your option id
 
ModifiedValue mVal = new ModifiedValue(issue.getCustomFieldValue(customField), newOption );
 
customField.updateValue(null, issue, mVal, new DefaultIssueChangeHolder());

[e]

Thank you! It worked!

[BenjiI]

Hi e t,

Can you please mark the answer as accepted? :)

Glad I could help!

[Paul Fink]

BTW: there is a small typo: Options options = optManager.getOptions(customField.getRelevantConfig(issue), null)); should be Options options = optManager.getOptions(customField.getRelevantConfig(issue))