Add or Update the Issue Link for an Issue in Jira

    

        
        
        
            
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    import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.link.IssueLinkTypeManager

// the issue key to create the link from
final String sourceIssueKey = "JRA-1"

// the issue key to create the link to
final String destinationIssueKey = "SSPA-1"

// the name of the issue link
final String issueLinkName = "Blocks"

// the sequence of the link
final Long sequence = 1L

def loggedInUser = ComponentAccessor.jiraAuthenticationContext.loggedInUser
def issueLinkTypeManager = ComponentAccessor.getComponent(IssueLinkTypeManager)
def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.issueManager

def sourceIssue = issueManager.getIssueByCurrentKey(sourceIssueKey)
def destinationIssue = issueManager.getIssueByCurrentKey(destinationIssueKey)
assert sourceIssue && destinationIssue: "One ore more issues do not exist"

def availableIssueLinkTypes = issueLinkTypeManager.issueLinkTypes
def linkType = availableIssueLinkTypes.findByName(issueLinkName)
assert linkType : "Could not find link type with name $issueLinkName. Available issue link types are ${availableIssueLinkTypes*.name.join(", ")}"

ComponentAccessor.issueLinkManager.createIssueLink(sourceIssue.id, destinationIssue.id, linkType.id, sequence, loggedInUser)