Linking issues using summary substring

Question

Hi. I have Jira issues that follow a consistent naming convention. For example 'ABC_### - full name of request goes here'

When a new issue is created and the summary/title is updated (have it just set up to be manually ran for right now) , I want to automatically link existing issues that start with the same 7 characters ('ABC_###'). I tried using a substring on {{issue.summary}} but couldn't quite get it to work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Perhaps try this to find the issues, and then iterate over them to link to the trigger issue:

* trigger: manual
* branch: on JQL of...   * project = myProjectName AND summary ~ {{triggerIssue.summary.left(7)}} AND key != {{triggerIssue.key}}
* action: link to the trigger issue

Please add any additional conditions/tests you need to the JQL to ensure you get the correct issues to link.

kcarpenter_lx56ay · Answer

That's what I'm struggling with - I don't know how to make it test values against all other issues in my project
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Bill Sheboy · Answer

What is the purpose of that condition, as it seems to be testing a value against itself?

And, would you please show the details of your link issue action?  The rule shows "success" but that action does not appear in the log for some reason.