Copy parent label value to linked issues using script runner

[Ash]

Hi team,

We are trying copy label value from parent to linked issues. Please let us know if we have any sample script to do that for JIRA cloud.

[Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_ · Accepted solution]

Hi Ash,

I can confirm that to copy the labels to all linked issues in Jira Cloud your script would need to perform the steps below.

1. Get the parent issue object and all of its fields.
2. Extract the labels from the parent issue.
3. Extract the linked issues from the parent issue. 
4. Loop over each linked issue.
5. Make an update rest call inside the loop to put the extracted labels on each linked issue extracted in step 3.

I have created an example script which shows how to do this that can be run on the Script Console which is located here and you will be able to take this screen and modify it to achieve your requirements.

If this response has answered your question can you please mark it as accepted so that other users can see it is correct when searching for similar answers.

Regards,

Kristian

[Ash]

Hi @Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_  thank you so much for the code.

i added this script as a listener whenever issues updated it copies the labels to linked issues. This works fine but also i receive below error,

Error: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'key' on null object at Script1$_run_closure1.doCall(Script1.groovy:41) at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:27) at Script1$run.call(Unknown Source) at com.adaptavist.sr.cloud.workflow.AbstractScript.evaluate(AbstractScript.groovy:34) at com.adaptavist.sr.cloud.workflow.AbstractScript$evaluate$0.callCurrent(Unknown Source) at com.adaptavist.sr.cloud.events.ScriptExecution.run(ScriptExecution.groovy:27) at WebhookExecution1_groovyProxy.run(Unknown Source)

[Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_]

Hi Ash,

Thank you for your response.

I can confirm that the example script was designed to be created for the Script Console and will need modifying slightly to be used as a Script Listener. 

You can see what properties are available for the script by clicking the link the Show me link next to the text which says There are parameters/variables that are automatically available for use within your script: in the Script Context box.

You will then need to update all references to where an issue is specified to use the issue property that is specified within the context of the script.

Regards,

Kristian

[Ash]

@Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_  Thank you.

[PD Sheehan]

I don't use cloud... so a bit of a shot in the dark here base on documentation ... but something along those lines my work:

def labels= issue.fields.labels
def results = issue.fields.subtasks.collect{ subtask ->
   def result = put("/rest/api/2/issue/${subtask.key}")
         .header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
         .body([  labels: [ add : ${labels}]])
         .asString()
}
assert !results.any{ it.status < 200 || it.status >= 300}