This code was written using a more complicated example pulling values from the new 'cascadeselect' custom field type - so it might not work, but it should get you very close.
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Note: You (the developer) will want to modify this code to whatever package you are using to put your jira extensions in. Then compile it, jar it up, and put the jar in <jira install>/WEB-INF/lib directory
Then restart JIRA
To access this function from the JIRA workflow editor you would need to make it a plug-in or just modify the xml directly.
If you are compiling your extensions directly into JIRA then just change the package line below to:
package com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue;
AssignIssueFromCustomField.java
package com.newisys.jira.workflow.function; import com.opensymphony.module.propertyset.PropertySet; import com.opensymphony.workflow.FunctionProvider; import org.apache.log4j.Category; import org.ofbiz.core.entity.GenericValue; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; import com.atlassian.jira.util.JiraUtils; import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager; import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomField; /** * Assign issue using value in custom field * * Required Argument: name - contains the name of the custom field that contains value * * Note: No validation on custom field contents is preformed */ public class AssignIssueFromCustomField implements FunctionProvider { private static final Category log = Category.getInstance(AssignIssueFromCustomField.class); public void execute(Map transientVars, Map args, PropertySet ps) { // Get the name of the link type String customFieldName = (String) args.get("name"); if (customFieldName == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must specify a 'name' arg specifying name of the custom field"); try { // get compoent from custom field GenericValue issue = (GenericValue) transientVars.get("issue"); // get issue custom fields List customFields = ManagerFactory.getCustomFieldManager().getCustomFieldObjects() // This line doesn't work yet... :( //((CustomFieldManager)JiraUtils.loadComponent(CustomFieldManager.class)).getCustomFieldObjects(issue); // get custom field CustomField cf = null; Iterator cfit = customFields.iterator(); while(cfit.hasNext()) { cf = (CustomField ) cfit.next(); if(cf.getName().equals(customFieldName)) { // ok, we have the custom field object now - get the value and set the issue assignee property String customFieldValue = (String ) cf.getValue(issue); //log.error("customFieldValue: " + customFieldValue); issue.set("assignee", customFieldValue); break; } } } catch(Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return; } }

Comments (6)
Jul 25, 2005
Craig Blake says:
This doesn't even compile. There is no ManagerFactory in the Jira sources that ...This doesn't even compile. There is no ManagerFactory in the Jira sources that I can find.
Jul 26, 2005
Anton Mazkovoi says:
The full package name is: com.atlassian.jira.ManagerFactory It looks like the a...The full package name is:
com.atlassian.jira.ManagerFactory
It looks like the above code is missing an import statement?
Apr 13, 2007
nataliab says:
Hello, I would need to use this extension! Is there any jar whit it? Thank...Hello,
I would need to use this extension! Is there any jar whit it?
Thanks in advanced,
Aug 31, 2007
siandallaway says:
It would be SO GOOD if someone who knows the system could kick this into shape a...It would be SO GOOD if someone who knows the system could kick this into shape and offer it as a parameterized plugin. As someone who has spend all day struggling to do just that (not knowing the system) I'd be hugely grateful.
Unless anyone knows of a similar plugin already developed? Or even something to cascade assignee changes from an issue to its subtasks in the same way that the Transition Subtasks plugin works?
Feb 25, 2008
Moisés Delgado says:
Hi Sian, Did you have any answer about this? I'm interesting in a plug-in for t...Hi Sian, Did you have any answer about this?
I'm interesting in a plug-in for this too.
If you know something i will appreciate the information..
Thanks!
Oct 30
Martin Sweitzer says:
Any chance someone with src code access can compile a .jar for this?Any chance someone with src code access can compile a .jar for this?