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titleTo add Assign to role member post-function to a transition:
  1. Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to configure the post-function on.
  2. In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
  3. Click on Post Functions Functions in the properties panel.
  4. Click on Add post function.
  5. Select Assign to role member from the list of post-functions.
  6. Click on Add to  to configure the post-function on the transition.
  7. Select the project role from the Project Role drop-down.
  8. Select the options provided to add required parameters.
  9. Click on Add to add the post-function to the transition.

For information on where the post-function needs to be placed on a transition, see Placing post-functions on a transition.

When you set this post-function on a transition and trigger the transition on an issue, the add-on checks for the default member of the selected Project Role. If such user is found, it assigns the issue to the fetched user. If not, the first issue is assigned to a random member of the selected Project role is usedRoleIf there are multiple default members, a random member is picked and the issue is assigned to the picked user.

Note

Works best if you have only one user in the selected project role Project Role.

If you want a specific user to be picked, you must either use the User Property trick (explained below) or use a more specific Role (one that contains only a single user).

Customize this post-function using the additional options provided as a part of the post-function. The options are:

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Force assignment (default)

Forcibly assigns the issue to the default member of the selected Project

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Role. In this case, any

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user selected in the Assignee field on the Transition screen (if any) is ignored.

Only if "Automatic"

Assigns the issue to the default member of the selected Project

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Role only when the user selects Automatic in the Assignee field on the Transition screen. If not the issue

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stays with the current assignee.

Use selected assignee only if member of required role

Assigns the issue to the member selected on the Transition screen, only if the member belongs to the selected Project role. If not, it assigns the issue to the default member of the selected Project role.

Use selected assignee if changed on the transition screen

Assigns the issue to the

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default role member of the selected Project

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Role only when

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either the assignee is not changed on the Transition screen or Automatic is selected in the Assignee field. If not the issue is assigned

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to the

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selected assignee on

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the transition screen.

Conditional execution

To execute this post-function based on the result of a groovy expression see Conditional execution using Groovy expression.

Refer Use cases for post-functions page for use cases for this post-function.