Create Subtask with java plugin

[Justin S]

With my issue event listener java plugin for jira 5, i can successfully create a new task. But how can I create a subtask?

IssueInputParameters issueSubtaskParams = issueService.newIssueInputParameters();
issueSubtaskParams.setSummary("Testing...");
...
issueSubtaskParams.setProjectId(issue.getProjectObject().getId());
issueSubtaskParams.setIssueTypeId(issueSubtaskTypeId);

CreateValidationResult validationResult = issueService.validateCreate(user, issueInputParameters);
IssueService.IssueResult issueResult = issueService.create(user, validationResult);

return issueResult.getIssue().getId();

If this creates a task, how can I create a subtask that is parented to another task?

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist] · Accepted solution]

use validateSubtaskCreate instead of validateCreate.

[Andy Brook [Plugin People]]

I scanned the api but missed the validate prefix!

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

:) Haven't used it myself but seems like the one.

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

Use SubtaskManager to create the link.

createSubTaskIssueLink

[Justin S]

Argh how did I miss that! Thanks! Currently it is creating a subtask, but it is not parented to the original task. I use issueService.validateSubtaskCreate to create the validation with the id (not key, but id) of the main task, and then issueService.create to create it. I saw no subtask function for the latter. Is there any additional params I need to put to parent it to the main task?

[Justin S]

Yep that was it, thank you very much!

[Andy Brook [Plugin People]]

Hi Justin, it seems the IssueInputParams doesn't let you set a parentId through the api, I wonder if you can set the parentId in the value map (issueSubtaskParams.getFieldValueHolder())?