How can I delete attachments from Issue on workflow post-function?

[Deleted user]

Question in a subject. We're handle sensitive data in attachments and want to purge all of them after reporter will aprove that he received them. Is there an easy way to automate this process?

[Bhushan Nagaraj · Accepted solution]

Download post-function plugin from here.

https://bitbucket.org/bhushan154/jira-delete-attachments-post-function/downloads#download-263211

Haven't tested it yet. Let me know if you have any issues.

[sanjay]

Hi Bhushan Sir,

I have installed this jar on local host but not getting how it will work can you please guide me !

Regards

Sanjay Dhandare

[sanjay]

Hi Sir I got it it will appear as a custom functionality in workflow ! 

Great work ! 

[Henning Tietgens]

You can use the Script Runner plugin and code like this in a scripted workflow postfunction.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

def attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager

def attachments = attachmentManager.getAttachments(issue)
attachments.each {attachment ->
    attachmentManager.deleteAttachment(attachment)
}

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

i have a error on -&gt can you help me?

[Henning Tietgens]

It has to be „->“ instead of „->“

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

what is a import i need to add on this post function?

[Henning Tietgens]

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.AttachmentManager

should do the trick. :-)

[Henning Tietgens]

I updated/simplified the script to incorporate your comments. This was not possible on mobile yesterday.

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

sure dude, thank you very much
can you help my  here below  i dont want copy attachment but i want create a link of the origina attachment, so i want that sub-task have a attahcment of  issue parent  and dont copy attachment. 

can you help me with this?

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor;
import com.atlassian.jira.config.SubTaskManager;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.AttachmentManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.attachment.Attachment;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueFactory;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueManager;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue;

if (issue.getIssueType().getName() != "Sub-task") { 
 if (ComponentAccessor.getAttachmentManager() .getAttachments(issue).size() >= 1) { 
 for(int i = 0; i < ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager.getAttachments(issue).size(); i++) { 
 //__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Issue parentIssue = issue 
 def att = parentIssue.getAttachments()[i]; 
 def currentUser = ComponentAccessor.getJiraAuthenticationContext().getLoggedInUser(); 
 IssueFactory issueFactory = ComponentAccessor.getIssueFactory();
 String subTaskId = ComponentAccessor.getConstantsManager().getAllIssueTypeObjects().find { it.getName() == "Sub-task" }.id 

 IssueManager issueManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager();
 SubTaskManager subTaskManager = ComponentAccessor.getSubTaskManager();
 AttachmentManager attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.getAttachmentManager() 
 //__Fase 
 MutableIssue newSubTask = issueFactory.getIssue();
 newSubTask.setSummary("Sub-Task Attachment: " + (i+1));
 newSubTask.setDescription("Sub-Task with an Attachment"); 
 newSubTask.setParentObject(parentIssue);
 newSubTask.setReporterId(currentUser.username); 
 newSubTask.setProjectObject(parentIssue.getProjectObject());
 newSubTask.setIssueTypeId(subTaskId);
 //__Fase
 issueManager.createIssueObject(currentUser, newSubTask);
 subTaskManager.createSubTaskIssueLink(parentIssue, newSubTask, currentUser);

 attachmentManager.copyAttachment(att, currentUser, newSubTask.getKey().toString()) 
 //__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 }
 }
}

[Henning Tietgens]

So you want the Sub-task to have an attachment (displayed as a normal attachment) which is only a link to the attachment of the parent issue? I don't think this is possible.

You maybe able to create links in a field (like the description) to the parent attachments, but not have these displayed as attachments.

def pathManager = ComponentAccessor.getAttachmentPathManager()
def filePath = PathUtils.joinPaths(pathManager.attachmentPath, issue.projectObject.key, issue.key, att.id.toString())

Or you have to copy the attachments from the parent issue to the Sub-task.

Henning 

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

I want the Sub-task to have an attachment (displayed as a normal attachment)

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-to-create-Reference-attachmente-parent-Issue-on-subtask/qaq-p/989564#M317505

[Henning Tietgens]

Try this to copy each attachment to a single sub-task.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.attachment.CreateAttachmentParamsBean
import com.atlassian.jira.util.PathUtils

final SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME = "Sub-task"

if (issue.issueType.name != SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME) {
    def issueFactory = ComponentAccessor.issueFactory
    def constantsManager = ComponentAccessor.constantsManager
    def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.issueManager
    def subTaskManager = ComponentAccessor.subTaskManager
    def pathManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentPathManager
    def attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager

    def currentUser = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser
    def subTaskId = constantsManager.allIssueTypeObjects.find{it.name == SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME}.id

    issue.attachments.eachWithIndex{att, i ->

        def newSubTask = issueFactory.getIssue()
        newSubTask.setSummary("Sub-Task Attachment: " + (i + 1))
        newSubTask.setDescription("Sub-Task with an Attachment")
        newSubTask.setParentObject(issue)
        newSubTask.setReporterId(currentUser.username)
        newSubTask.setProjectObject(issue.projectObject)
        newSubTask.setIssueTypeId(subTaskId)

        issueManager.createIssueObject(currentUser, newSubTask)
        subTaskManager.createSubTaskIssueLink(issue, newSubTask, currentUser)

        def filePath = PathUtils.joinPaths(pathManager.attachmentPath, issue.projectObject.key, issue.key, att.id.toString())
        def atFile = new File(filePath)
        if (atFile.exists()) {
            try {
                if (atFile.canRead()) {
                    attachmentManager.createAttachment(
                            (new CreateAttachmentParamsBean.Builder(
                                    atFile, 
                                    att.filename, 
                                    att.mimetype, 
                                    att.authorObject, 
                                    newSubTask)
                            )
                            .createdTime(att.created)
                            .copySourceFile(true)
                            .build()
                    )
                }
            }
            catch (SecurityException se) {
                log.warn("Could not read attachment file. Not copying. (${se.message})")
            }
        } else {
            log.warn("Attachment file does not exist where it should. Not copying.")
        }
    }
}

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

it' doesn't work there isn't attahcment in sub-task

[Henning Tietgens]

Ok, simplify it:

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue
import org.apache.log4j.Logger

final SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME = "Sub-task"

if (issue.issueType.name != SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME) {
    def issueFactory = ComponentAccessor.issueFactory
    def constantsManager = ComponentAccessor.constantsManager
    def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.issueManager
    def subTaskManager = ComponentAccessor.subTaskManager
    def attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager

    def currentUser = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser
    def subTaskId = constantsManager.allIssueTypeObjects.find{it.name == SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME}.id

    issue.attachments.eachWithIndex{att, i ->

        def newSubTask = issueFactory.getIssue()
        newSubTask.setSummary("Sub-Task Attachment: " + (i + 1))
        newSubTask.setDescription("Sub-Task with an Attachment")
        newSubTask.setParentObject(issue)
        newSubTask.setReporterId(currentUser.username)
        newSubTask.setProjectObject(issue.projectObject)
        newSubTask.setIssueTypeId(subTaskId)

        issueManager.createIssueObject(currentUser, newSubTask)
        subTaskManager.createSubTaskIssueLink(issue, newSubTask, currentUser)

        
        attachmentManager.copyAttachment(att, att.authorObject, newSubTask.key)
    }
}

The previous script is for Jira < 7.0.

Henning 

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

have a last version jira, but this script make a a new file on sub-task?

i think that the solution is to after this script delete a attachment on issue and add a post function at last transaction in the sub-task where copy attachment on issue and after delete on sub-task

[Henning Tietgens]

Yes, this script creates one sub-task for each attachment. Isn't this what you want? If you want to delete the attachments from the parent issue after creating the sub-task simply add

issue.attachments.each{att ->
    attachmentManager.deleteAttachment(att)
}

before the last }

Henning

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

yes, i idid but i don't know how to add  sub task attchament at main issue in the attchament field

[Henning Tietgens]

For the last transaction of the sub-task you could use

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

final SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME = "Sub-task"

if (issue.issueType.name == SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME) {
    def attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager
    issue.attachments.each{att ->
        attachmentManager.copyAttachment(att, att.authorObject, issue.parentObject.key)
        attachmentManager.deleteAttachment(att)
    }
} 

to transfer the attachments of the sub-task back to the parent issue.

Does this help?

Henning

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

amazing dude, you are masterpiece

[Henning Tietgens]

You're welcome :-)

[Stefano Rosario Aruta]

i think that the solution is to after this script delete a attachment on issue and add a post function at last transaction in the sub-task where copy attachment on issue and after delete on sub-task

Code to create Sub-task with a single attachment:

//Code make by Henning Tietgens
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue
import org.apache.log4j.Logger

final SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME = "Sub-task"

if (issue.issueType.name != SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME) {
    def issueFactory = ComponentAccessor.issueFactory
    def constantsManager = ComponentAccessor.constantsManager
    def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.issueManager
    def subTaskManager = ComponentAccessor.subTaskManager
    def attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager

    def currentUser = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser
    def subTaskId = constantsManager.allIssueTypeObjects.find{it.name == SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME}.id

    issue.attachments.eachWithIndex{att, i ->

        def newSubTask = issueFactory.getIssue()
        newSubTask.setSummary("Sub-Task Attachment: " + (i + 1))
        newSubTask.setDescription("Sub-Task with an Attachment")
        newSubTask.setParentObject(issue)
        newSubTask.setReporterId(currentUser.username)
        newSubTask.setProjectObject(issue.projectObject)
        newSubTask.setIssueTypeId(subTaskId)

        issueManager.createIssueObject(currentUser, newSubTask)
        subTaskManager.createSubTaskIssueLink(issue, newSubTask, currentUser)

        
        attachmentManager.copyAttachment(att, att.authorObject, newSubTask.key)
    }
}

After Second POST-Fucntion to delete every Attachment in the main issue:

//
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.AttachmentManager
 
AttachmentManager attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager

def attachments = attachmentManager.getAttachments(issue)
attachments.each {attachment ->;
    attachmentManager.deleteAttachment(attachment)
}

And this code is for sub-task Transaction(POST_Function): this script copy Attahcment on the main after delete every attachment in this sub-task

//Code make by Henning Tietgens

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

final SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME = "Sub-task"

if (issue.issueType.name == SUBTASK_ISSUETYPE_NAME) {
    def attachmentManager = ComponentAccessor.attachmentManager
    issue.attachments.each{att ->
        attachmentManager.copyAttachment(att, att.authorObject, issue.parentObject.key)
        attachmentManager.deleteAttachment(att)
    }
}

 ok

[Andrey Markelov]

I think I can expand my add-on https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/ru.mail.jira.plugins.attachdeleter to add new post-function. I will create a issue in my bug tracker

[Deleted user]

That will be a very nice feature to have!

[Andrey Markelov]

Done it. https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/ru.mail.jira.plugins.attachdeleter

Next version will provide options by date

[Rajesh Ramankutty]

Hi i am using smart attachment plugin

I need to delete the attachements in some categories after the invoice is been done in the title so kindly help me to write a script in the post fuction.'

For ex : i need only input file and output file from the attachment and i need to delete other files from the attachment after the transition is been done to invoice.

[RambanamP]

if you need to automate then you have to write postfunction or listener to do that job

else you can delete attachments by using rest api

/rest/api/2/attachment/{id}(DELETE)

check this

https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/latest/#d2e3993

free plugin is there to delete all attachements at once

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/ru.mail.jira.plugins.attachdeleter

[Deleted user]

That's an interesting plugin but still not a lot difference between manual deleting.

Maybe there is a way to check existence of attachments in Issue on transition?

[rambabu patina]

Try using ComponentAccessor.getAttachmentManager()

And see similar artical.

Hope this helps you

Patina

[Deleted user]

Thanks, but writing a plugin for this procedure isn't an easy way for me :)