Updating Jira tickets from Jenkins workflow (jenkinsfile)

Question

How can I update a jira issue from within a Jenkinsfile (jenkins-worflow/pipeline)? Is there a way I could use the Jira Issue Updater plugin as a step in the Jenkinsfile?

Answer 1

The JIRA Steps Plugin provides a more declarative way to update an existing Jira Ticket:

node {
  stage('JIRA') {
    # Look at IssueInput class for more information.
    def testIssue = [fields: [ // id or key must present for project.
                               project: [id: '10000'],
                               summary: 'New JIRA Created from Jenkins.',
                               description: 'New JIRA Created from Jenkins.',
                               customfield_1000: 'customValue',
                               // id or name must present for issuetype.
                               issuetype: [id: '3']]]

    response = jiraEditIssue idOrKey: 'TEST-01', issue: testIssue

    echo response.successful.toString()
    echo response.data.toString()
  }
}

Since you would like to use the Jenkinsfile to define your pipeline, that should be the preferred way for you to go...