Summary

Can not create a new component "On the fly", when moving issue from one project to another

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create an issue and add component to it
2. Move the issue to another project, in the process try to create a new Component

Expected Results

The new component is created

Actual Results

• If user has Administrators permissions - issue is moved and the new component is not added to the issue
• If user does not have Administrators permissions - 500 error is thrown

  • Referer URL: https://instancename.atlassian.net/secure/MoveIssueUpdateFields.jspa
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Component name = 'componentname' is not unique
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Component name = 'componentname' is not unique
    	at com.atlassian.jira.bc.project.component.CachingProjectComponentStore.createIllegalArgumentExceptionForName(CachingProjectComponentStore.java:387) [classes/:?]
    	at com.atlassian.jira.bc.project.component.CachingProjectComponentStore.insert(CachingProjectComponentStore.java:325) [classes/:?]
    	at 
    

PS This problem was confirmed to also happen when users are admin.

Workaround

Create the Component in the project first before moving the issue