How-to export project related metadata values

Owned by Andreas Spall (evolu.software)
Last updated: Aug 02, 2022
2 min read

Version 4.7.0 - 5.0.0

Since version 4.7 there is an easier way to export the project and user related metadata value: How to export the filter results

Version >= 5.0.0

Since version 5.0.0: The custom fields has been removed. See How-to configure the Customfield for alternatives.

You may want to display or export metadata values in the Jira issue search. Let's say you have the following configuration and want to show the stakeholders:

Step-by-step guide

You have two ways to do so

  1. Create a Custom field (e.g. Stakeholder) of the type "JIRA Metadata - View project metadata field" (Further infos: How-to configure the Customfield Sample 1)
    1. use Stakeholder as Default Value
  2. Create a Custom field (e.g. Stakeholder Complex) of the type "JIRA Metadata - Calc. field" (Further infos: How-to configure the Customfield Sample 2)

    1. use the following source code as Default Value

      #set( $value = $metadataService.getMetadataValue($issue.projectObject, 'Stakeholder') )
#if( $value == "Customer" )
    #set( $someString = "Customer related" )
#elseif( $value == "Manager" )
    #set( $someString = "Manager level" )
#else
    #set( $someString ="Others" )
#end
$someString

Subsequently, the project's relative metadata value is displayed on the issue.

You can also display the fields as columns in the search and export them.