Automatically adding watchers every time a specific issue type created

[Elif Alverson]

Hello, 

How can I add specific users as watchers every time an " error " issue type created? I have checked the link below and provided scripts below does not work for me.- We use JIRA 7.1.

Thank you.

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/95087

[Robin Peters]

Oh man, you should do some Java tutorials to learn a bit programming.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
 
def watcherManager = ComponentAccessor.getWatcherManager()
def userManager = ComponentAccessor.getUserManager()
 
def issue = event.getIssue()

def user1 = userManager.getUserByName("dustan")
def user2 = userManager.getUserByName("gabby")
def user3 = userManager.getUserByName("Phillip")
def user4 = userManager.getUserByName("Gerald")
def user5 = userManager.getUserByName("elif")
def user6 = userManager.getUserByName("jon")
if (issue.getIssueType().getName() == "New Contractor")
{
  watcherManager.startWatching(user1, issue)
  watcherManager.startWatching(user2, issue)
  watcherManager.startWatching(user3, issue)
  watcherManager.startWatching(user4, issue)
  watcherManager.startWatching(user5, issue)
  watcherManager.startWatching(user6, issue)
}

[Robin Peters]

Just replace "Bug" with your issuetype and "robin" with your username.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

def watcherManager = ComponentAccessor.getWatcherManager()
def userManager = ComponentAccessor.getUserManager()

def issue = event.getIssue()
def user = userManager.getUserByName("robin")

if (issue.getIssueType().getName() == "Bug") watcherManager.startWatching(user, issue)

Regards,

Robin

[Elif Alverson]

Robin, 

I am using script Listener to add the watchers and here is what I am getting. I am not familiar with wring scripts, so please be patient with me 

Thank you for your understanding,

[Robin Peters]

I would insert the script to workflow.

Navigate Administration/Issues/Workflows

Edit the workflow you want to change.

Go to the "Create" transition, add a post function, chose "Script Post-Function" and there "Custom script post-function". Paste the code and publish workflow.

[Robin Peters]

As a listener, you have to add:

def issue = event.getIssue()

to line 5.

[Elif Alverson]

If the project is using the default JIRA workflow - not a custom one- , will the other projects using the default Jira workflow will be impacted? Or not?

[Robin Peters]

If you want to use script listener, i updated my first post with the declaration of "issue".

Best,

Robin

[Elif Alverson]

Script Listener works!!!!! Thank you so much, you made my day! 

I am curious though.If I have added the transition you have mentioned above the default workflow that my project associates with  , would it impact all the other projects which have been using the default JIRA Workflow?

[Robin Peters]

If you edit the standard workflow, all projects using this workflow will be impacted.

So, use the Script Listener with the extended code from above.

[Elif Alverson]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

[Elif Alverson]

Robin, 

When I added multiple people on the script I am getting this message, any ideas?

image2016-5-6 12:51:5.png

[Elif Alverson]

Robin, can you please send me the command line for adding multiple users. This is what I used , but I am getting the error message I posted above. 

def user = userManager.getUserByName("Amy", "Sally", "Phillip", "Jack", "elif", "john”)

[Deepali Bagul]

Thankyou @Robin Peters the script runner works excellent on JIRA 7.2.3. But, the script failed on workflow post function (custom script).Thank you so much you made my day. 

[Pritesh Jagani]

Hi Robin,

I am getting following error

Time (on server): Mon Oct 16 2017 17:37:53 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

The following log information was produced by this execution. Use statements like:log.info("...") to record logging information.

2017-10-16 17:37:53,779 ERROR [workflow.ScriptWorkflowFunction]: *************************************************************************************
2017-10-16 17:37:53,779 ERROR [workflow.ScriptWorkflowFunction]: Script function failed on issue: CR-2024, actionId: 1, file: <inline script>
groovy.lang.MissingPropertyException: No such property: event for class: Script54
 at Script54.run(Script54.groovy:8)

Here's my script

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.user.util.UserManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.watchers.WatcherManager

def watcherManager = ComponentAccessor.getWatcherManager()
def userManager = ComponentAccessor.getUserManager()

def issue = event.getIssue()

def user = userManager.getUserByName("Brian66481")

if (issue.getIssueType().getName() == "RE Task") watcherManager.startWatching(user, issue)


Please help

[Robin Peters]

Where you want to run that script? Inside of a transition?

[Anat Ben Shloosh]

Hi,

I'm a beginner with Script Runner and your scripts are exctly what I need, but they don't work for me.

I've tried all 3 suggested scripts and got the same error: "The variable [event] is undeclared".

I'm using Jira server 7.5.3 and wish to add a watcher as a post function to a transition.

Please advise.

[Jigar D Patel]

Here is the script I am using. Ofcourse, I am using logon name where it says firstname.lastname but it isnt working for me. 

[Elif Alverson]

Hello, 

Can anyone please help me to fix the line below for the script runner? 

def user = userManager.getUserByName("dustan", "gabby", "Phillip", "Gerald", "elif", "jon”) 

here is the error message I am getting:

image2016-5-6 13:1:32.png

[Denis Boisvert]

It's something that you could easily do with JJUPIN:

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.keplerrominfo.jira.plugins.jjupin/server/overview

[Elif Alverson]

Steven, 

I have posted the error messages I am getting below. Any idea?

[Steven F Behnke]

Why don't the scripts in that link work for you?