raiseEvent

Syntax

raiseEvent(event_name, issue, user)

Description

Triggers an event to be processed by listeners.

Parameters

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
event name	String	Yes	Name of the event to be triggered, as it appears in the Administration->Events section.
issue key	String	Yes	Key of the issue that will raise the event.
user name	String	Yes	User name of the user who will generate the event.

Return type

boolean (true/false)

A "true" return value means that the specified event was triggered successfully. A "false" value means that there was a problem and you should investigate this further by consulting the logs.

Example

Example 1

Returns "true" if the event was triggered for the issue PRJ-231 by the current user and "false" if the event wasn't triggered.

Example 2

Returns "true" if the event was triggered for the current issue by the user "Admin" and "false" if the event wasn't triggered.