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×I'm trying to add a custom field value to the create issue HTML email template, but stumbling. The field is required, so there will always be a value present on issue creation.
Attempt 1:
I've followed the directions here: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/adding-custom-fields-to-email/?_ga=2.56485292.608403254.1563807890-1574526416.1556543036
When I add the customerfield.vm as indicated below
#disable_html_escaping() #set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707")) #if($issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield)) <tr> <th>#text($customfield.name):</th> <td class="has-icon"> $textutils.htmlEncode($issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield), false) </td> </tr> #end
Instead of the comma separated values of the field, I get this message: $textutils.htmlEncode($issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield), false)
Attempt 2:
I tried the suggestion in another article, but instead of the value, I get the label name a second time.
#disable_html_escaping()
#set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707"))
#set ($customfieldvalue = $customfield.getValue($issue))
#if($customfieldvalue)
<tr>
<th>#text($customfield.name):</th>
<th>$customfield</th>
</tr>
#end
and tried
#disable_html_escaping()
#set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707"))
#set ($customfieldvalue = $customfield.getValue($issue))
#if($customfieldvalue)
<tr>
<th>#text($customfield.name):</th>
<th>$customfieldvalue</th>
</tr>
#end
I can't tell if my issue is coming from the createissue.vm or customfield.vm or how to fix it. any help/suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Hello @Christina Hiller do you create the customfield.vm and add this to the event createissue.vm?
please attach both files..
I'm having trouble attaching the files themselves, but here's the content.
createissue.vm
#disable_html_escaping()
#defaultMailHeader("email.event.activity.created.issue", $issue.reporter)
#set ($issueTitleBody="#parse('templates/email/html/includes/patterns/issue-title.vm')")
#rowWrapperNormal($issueTitleBody)
#rowWrapperNormalBegin('' 'wrapper-special-margin')
<table class="keyvalue-table">
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/issuetype.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/affectsversions.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/assignee.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/attachments.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/components.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/createddate.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/duedate.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/environment.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/fixversions.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/labels.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/priority.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/reporter.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/securitylevel.vm")
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/timetracking.vm") #parse("templates/email/html/includes/fields/customfield.vm")
</table>
</br>
#rowWrapperNormalEnd()
#if ($issue.description)
#set($textParagraph = $issue.htmlDescription)
#rowWrapperNormal("#parse('templates/email/html/includes/patterns/text-paragraph.vm')", '', 'issue-description-container')
#end
#set ($commentActionBody="#parse('templates/email/html/includes/patterns/comment-action.vm')")
#rowWrapperNormal($commentActionBody)
#parse("templates/email/html/includes/footer.vm")
latest customfield.vm
#disable_html_escaping()
#set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707"))
#set ($customfieldvalue = $customfield.getValue($issue))
#if($customfieldvalue)
<tr>
<th>#text($customfield.name):</th>
<th>$customfieldvalue</th>
</tr>
#end
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Try with this
customfield.vm
#disable_html_escaping()
#set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707"))
#if($issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield))
<tr>
<th>#text($customfield.name):</th>
<td class="has-icon">
$textutils.htmlEncode($issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield), false)
</td>
</tr>
#end
don´t forget restart jira
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Hi Manuel
Using the code provided, above screen is what comes through.
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Another question I have is if I expect that multiple values are expected in the custom field results, would that result in an error?
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I replaced the customfield.vm file with the following and it worked.
#disable_html_escaping()
#set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707"))
#if($issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield))
<tr>
<th>#text($customfield.name):</th>
<td class="has-icon">
$customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_15707").getValue($issue)
</td>
</tr>
#end
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i was already trying :)
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