New features in JMWE for Jira Server 6.1

We are excited to announce several new features, plus many improvements, that will give Jira Admins considerably more options in configuring their workflows. Here is what's new in Jira Misc Workflow Extensions (JMWE) for Jira Server:

1. SET STATUS FIELD

The Status field can now be set directly in most post-functions, including Create/Clone Issue(s) and Set Field Value. 

In the Create/Clone Issue(s) post-function, for example, this means that during the creation of a new issue, the workflow can start at a Status different from its initial Status. 

First, add the Status field to the post-function. Then, you can set to copy the value from the current issue, or set the field value to a constant or Groovy template, or Groovy Expression.

It's important to know that changing the Status field value directly (as explained above) will not validate potentially required fields, such as the Resolution field. It will also leave no trace in the issue history. Therefore, this option should be used only in specific cases. We recommend you to refer to our documentation page when configuring this option.

2. CHANGE ISSUE TYPE FIELD​

The Issue Type field can now be changed, and the workflow of the issue will be adjusted accordingly.

1. the current and new issue types share the same workflow (using workflow schemes)
   OR
2. the issue's Status exists in both the current and new workflow​.

3. "ANY" LINK TYPE

In extensions that operate on linked issues, such as the Transition Linked Issues post-function, you can now specify "any" as the link type.

It is supported in the following post-functions:

• Clear Field Value of Linked Issues
• Copy field value to linked issues
• Copy field value from linked issues
• Set field value of linked issues
• Transition linked issues
• Comment linked issues

It is also supported in the Linked Issue Status Condition and the Linked Issue Status Validator. 

4. COPYING TO DIFFERENT FIELD

When copying a field to or from the linked issues or the parent issue, you can now specify a different field to copy to.

5. COPYING ISSUE LINKS​

You can now copy issue links between issues.

6. MLCS CUSTOM FIELD SUPPORT ​

The Multi-Level Cascading Select app is now supported. 

 There are other new features - read the JMWE 6.1 release notes.

PLUS...

We've heard your feedback and made some improvements to our current functionality. Check them out:

BETTER COPYING

Copying comments between issues now adds a new comment without delete existing comments. It also avoids duplicating comments that were already copied before. Copying the attachments field -- adding new values -- now only copies new attachments.

BETTER FIELD PICKER

Post-functions, conditions, and validators that require selecting fields now use a searchable field picker instead of a simple dropdown menu.

BETTER ERROR HANDLING

There is a new option in the JMWE global configuration page to set how post-function errors are handled: you can now select whether to display errors for all, admins only, or no one. By default, errors will be displayed for admins only.