With Adaptavist Scriptrunner or MyGroovy plugins for Jira Server and a little groovy script we can validate/require or make mandatory the second drop down of a cascading field.

Just create a Simple scripted validator in the transition! Example:


cfValues["The name of your customfield"]?.keySet()?.size() == 2

Very easy!

Example:

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10 replies on “Solution for making second drop down required in cascading custom field”

  1. MyGroovy:
    Maybe I complicate it, but I not found easier solution than this:
    import com.opensymphony.workflow.InvalidInputException
    import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
    if (issue.getCustomFieldValue(ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager().getCustomFieldObject(“customfield_XXXX”))?.keySet()?.size() == 2) {
    return true
    } else {
    throw new InvalidInputException(“error message”)
    }

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    1. Hello Nihat,

      Here an example of validation with Behaviours

      //Required Imports
import groovy.time.TimeCategory
import java.util.Date

// Get a pointer to my Date Custom field
def DateField = getFieldByName("DemoTimeField")
Date DateVal = (Date) DateField.getValue()

// Get todays date
def timeIn1Hour = new Date()

// Add 1 hour to todays date
use( TimeCategory ) {
    after60Mins = timeIn1Hour + 60.minutes
}

// Check if the Start Date is before todays date plus 1 hour and if so present the user with an error and clear the value to the field to force the user to enter in a correct value.
if(DateVal.before(after60Mins)){
    DateField.setError("You are only allowed to select a Date and time that is greater than 1 hour from now" + "<br/>" + "Your selected date and time has been cleared to prompt you to select a valid value")
    // Clear the weekday value to make the user re select a new value as well
    DateField.setFormValue(null)
}else{
    // If a valid value is entered clear any errors and accept the value
    DateField.clearError()
}

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      1. Hi MrAddon,
        I think, I couldn’t explain. But, very important to your examle for me.
        I have a custom field (cascading select list). If creating new issue, I want to required second field (child) on cascading filed
        Thanks

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      2. You can use simple script validators or more complex script validators

        Example:

        //...
 if (cfValues['cascade_field']?.values()*.value == ['AA', 'AB']) { }
//..
cfValues['your cascading field']?.values()*.value.size() == 2
//...
// More complex...
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomField
import com.opensymphony.workflow.InvalidInputException

CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager();

CustomField incidentTypeCF = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_XXXXX");
if(issue.getIssueTypeId().equals("12345")){ // Incident Issue Type ID
 if(issue.getCustomFieldValue(incidentTypeCF)?.values()*.value[0] == null 
 || issue.getCustomFieldValue(incidentTypeCF)?.values()*.value[1] == null){
 invalidInputException = new InvalidInputException("Please fill both cascading values..")
 }
}

CustomField serviceRequestTypeCF = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_XXXXX");
if(issue.getIssueTypeId().equals("54321")){ // Service Request Issue Type ID
 if(issue.getCustomFieldValue(serviceRequestTypeCF)?.values()*.value[0] == null 
 || issue.getCustomFieldValue(serviceRequestTypeCF)?.values()*.value[1] == null){
 invalidInputException = new InvalidInputException("Please fill both cascading values..")
 }
}

        Regards

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  3. You can use simple script validators or more complex script validators

    Example:

    //...
 if (cfValues['cascade_field']?.values()*.value == ['AA', 'AB']) { }
//..
cfValues['your cascading field']?.values()*.value.size() == 2
//...
// More complex...
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomField
import com.opensymphony.workflow.InvalidInputException

CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager();

CustomField incidentTypeCF = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_XXXXX");
if(issue.getIssueTypeId().equals("12345")){ // Incident Issue Type ID
 if(issue.getCustomFieldValue(incidentTypeCF)?.values()*.value[0] == null 
 || issue.getCustomFieldValue(incidentTypeCF)?.values()*.value[1] == null){
 invalidInputException = new InvalidInputException("Please fill both cascading values..")
 }
}

CustomField serviceRequestTypeCF = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObject("customfield_XXXXX");
if(issue.getIssueTypeId().equals("54321")){ // Service Request Issue Type ID
 if(issue.getCustomFieldValue(serviceRequestTypeCF)?.values()*.value[0] == null 
 || issue.getCustomFieldValue(serviceRequestTypeCF)?.values()*.value[1] == null){
 invalidInputException = new InvalidInputException("Please fill both cascading values..")
 }
}

    Regards

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  5. Hi MrAddon,
    There are two issue type. “ABC” issue type using “cascading1” custom field and “XYZ” issue type using “cascading2” custom field. I want to make mandatory custom field according the issue type.
    Thanks.

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    1. Easy! Is a simple script behaviour with ScriptRunner

      if (getIssueContext().getIssueType().getName().equals("ABC")) {
def desc = getFieldByName("cascading1")
desc.setRequired(true)
}

if (getIssueContext().getIssueType().getName().equals("XYZ")) {
def desc = getFieldByName("cascading2")
desc.setRequired(true)
}

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