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title: "JMWE for JIRA Server 5.6.0 release notes"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JMWE/461570878/JMWE%20for%20JIRA%20Server%205.6.0%20release%20notes"
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> Macro (aura-html)

<span style="color: #000000">We are excited to announce JMWE 5.6.0, which brings the following improvements:</span>

# New post-functions

- A **Clear field value** post-function to clear the value of one or more fields of the current issue
- A **Clear field value of linked issues** post-function to clear the value of one or more fields on issues linked to the current issue
- A **Set issue, user or project Entity Property value** post-function to set Jira "entity properties" on issues, projects or users

# New validator

- A **<span style="color: #172b4d">Linked issue(s) Validator</span>**<span style="color: #172b4d"> to enforce the creation of issue links during the transition, with certain characteristics, or to verify the existence of such links</span>

# Groovy scripting improvements

- An [HTTP and REST client](https://github.com/jgritman/httpbuilder/wiki) is now available for use in Groovy scripts to access external systems
- New `getUrl`<span style="color: #172b4d"> method on </span>`Attachment`<span style="color: #172b4d"> objects that returns the download URL of attachments</span>
- <span style="color: #172b4d">New </span>`getEntityProperty`<span style="color: #172b4d">, </span>`setEntityProperty`<span style="color: #172b4d"> and </span>`deleteEntityProperty`<span style="color: #172b4d"> methods on </span>`Issue`<span style="color: #172b4d">, </span>`ApplicationUser`<span style="color: #172b4d"> and </span>`Project`<span style="color: #172b4d"> objects to manipulate entity properties from Groovy scripts</span>
- <span style="color: #172b4d">The</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>`linkedIssues`<span style="color: #172b4d"> method on </span>`Issue`<span style="color: #172b4d"> objects now includes issue links being added on the transition screen</span>

# Other enhancements

- <span style="color: #172b4d">The </span>**<span style="color: #172b4d">Field Required Validator</span>**<span style="color: #172b4d"> now always displays the field name in the error message</span>
- <span style="color: #172b4d">The </span><span style="color: #172b4d">Query Fields Marketplace app is now supported by the </span>**<span style="color: #172b4d">Fields Required validator</span>**
- <span style="color: #172b4d">The </span>**<span style="color: #172b4d">Transition linked issues</span>**<span style="color: #172b4d"> and </span>**<span style="color: #172b4d">Transition parent issues</span>**<span style="color: #172b4d"> post-functions now support ignoring</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> permissions, conditions and validators</span>
- <span style="color: #172b4d">The </span>**<span style="color: #172b4d">Create/Clone issue(s)</span>**<span style="color: #172b4d"> post-function now supports specifying a dynamic (calculated) issue type</span>

# <span style="color: #172b4d">Bug fixes</span>

- [[JMWE-646](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-646)] - linkedIssue variable not visible on Issue Fields and Issue Methods help tabs
- [[JMWE-648](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-648)] - Linked Issue Status Validator doesn't work on issue creation screen
- [[JMWE-659](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-659)] - More help tab in the Groovy help section does not work in the latest version of Jira