Question on created multiple stories during a post function with JMWE?

[Dale Bosserman]

I'm trying to configure a conditional post function based on 2 custom fields. They are both multi select lists. The first field I'm looking at is "Products Impacted" the second is "Supplier". If "Products Impacted" = A then I want to create a story for each "Supplier" selected with the summary: Supplier <Supplier Name>.

Is there a way to tell the post function to create a multiple stories depending on how many items were selected in the 2nd custom field? 

[David Fischer]

Hi Dale,

unfortunately, this is not currently supported by JMWE. The only solution is to create one Create Issue post-function instance per possible Supplier, and use Conditional execution to only run that post-function instance if the corresponding Supplier is selected.

David

[Dale Bosserman]

Thanks David.

I was afraid that was going to be the answer. Since we have over 100 suppliers and we cannot copy a post function I don't think that would be the best solution. 

Maybe I will just create one story if the supplier is not empty. 

Also, if I wanted to find out the value(s) that was selected in the multi select list to place in another field, what would be the expression I would use? 

[David Fischer]

Hi Dale,

actually, there might be a better option. What's the maximum number of suppliers you expect to be selected simultaneously on any given issue?

As to your other question, are you using Jira Server or Jira Cloud?

[Dale Bosserman]

Hi Dave, 

20 should be the max. 

Also, we are using Jira Cloud. 

Thanks for your help!

Dale

[David Fischer]

Hi Dale,

20 is probably pushing it, but you could create 20 instances of the Create Issue post-function, with the following configuration:

Summary:

Supplier {{issue.fields['Supplier Name'][<n>].value}}

Conditional execution:

{{ (issue.fields["Products Impacted"] | find({"value":"A"})) and issue.fields['Supplier Name'].length >= <n> }}

where <n> is the position (1 to 20) of the corresponding Create Issue post-function in the list of post-functions, and "A" is the product name.

For more info about accessing fields of an issue, refer to https://innovalog.atlassian.net/wiki/x/bwBzBg

David

[Dale Bosserman]

Great. I think that will work. Thanks Dave!