Groovy function to check whether given field is updated

[Heshan Manamperi]

I need to check whether the value of JIRA field has been updated or now. The field can be a text field or drop down

if (field value is updated)

      do something

else

     nothing

how can I achieve this?

[Heshan Manamperi · Accepted solution]

Hi All,

Following code block works for me. Thanks all for the suggestions. 

def isOriginalEstimateChanged = event?.getChangeLog()?.getRelated("ChildChangeItem").find {it.field == "Custom Data1"}
if (isOriginalEstimateChanged != null)
 {
EventDispatchOption.ISSUE_UPDATED, false);
tgtField.updateValue(null, issue, new ModifiedValue(issue.getCustomFieldValue(tgtField), event.getUser().getDisplayName()),changeHolder)
 }

[Joshua Yamdogo @ Adaptavist]

Hi Heshan,

Are you using ScriptRunner for Jira server?

It depends on what you want to do when the Jira field is updated. With ScriptRunner, you could set up a Script Listener that listens for updates to issues and then check to see if a specific field has been updated. See docs here: https://scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/latest/jira/listeners.html

You could also use ScriptRunner behaviours. For example: if someone is creating an issue and sets a field to some value, you can have the behaviour react and do something to another field. See docs here: https://scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/latest/jira/behaviours-overview.html

You have a lot of different options, but it depends on what specifically you want to accomplish.

Regards,

Josh