How do I add a line break inside the Edit Object automation node for a textarea attribute?

[Josh Schoenick]

I have a Notes attribute on an object. It is presumed that this field already contains text.

Via automation I'm using a For AQL branching node to select the object from Assets

Then for that object I'm using the Edit Object node to edit the Notes attribute.

I have it working to add the value of a custom field and the previous Notes value.

{{issue.customfield_99999}} {{object.Notes}}

But no matter what I do, I cannot create a line break between the two to create a visual separation between the two.

For Edit Issue, you have a multi-line component which allows you to insert the line break manually in the Edit Issue node.

For Edit Object, it's rendered as a text component, not a multi-line component.

{{issue.customfield_99999}} /r/n {{object.Notes}} renders the /r/n literally
{{issue.customfield_99999}} <br> {{object.Notes}} renders as a space.

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Josh Schoenick 

For more context, please show images of your complete rule, the Edit Object action, and the audit log details showing the rule execution.

Kind regards,
Bill

[Josh Schoenick]

Done. Thanks for the reminder Bill.

[Bill Sheboy]

Thanks, Josh.

Perhaps try using \n instead, or concatenating on the newline:

{{issue.customfield_99999.concat("\n")}} {{object.Notes}}

[Josh Schoenick]

The .concat("\n") works. The only trick is that you have to end the line with a smartvalue in order to apply the workaround.
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[CODE]
{{now.mediumDateTime}} by {{initiator.displayName.concat("\n")}}Wireless Number was CHANGED from {{object.Wireless Number}} to {{issue.customfield_14058.concat("\n\n")}}{{object.Notes}}

[RESULT]

[Derek Fields _RightStar_]

I came across this great answer and wanted to add a note. If the smart value returns an empty string, then the concat won't work. For example, if I have 

{{issue.field.concat("\n")}}

 and "field" is empty, the "\n" doesn't get added. 

The workaround that I found (there may be others) is to create a variable that is a space and use that to concat the "\n"

You can then use {{SPACE.concat("\n")}} as a foolproof way to add the new line character.