How do I create attributes in Asset Objects that source fields in Jira Service Manager?

[Alex Brockbank]

We're just starting to use Assets. How do I create Attributes (fields) in Assets that source existing data in fields that are already in use in Jira Service Manager? (such as Department, Location, etc). 

I do not want to duplicate lists between Jira SM and Assets schemas.

[Yogesh Mude]

@Alex Brockbank Welcoem to the community!

You can create a Department attribute in the schema object and add the options in it. Then create a department assets field in the Jira and in the field conext, configure the schema to use the object schema department attribute.

WIth this you dont need to add the department field option in the jira assets field, but it will fetch the values from the object schema department attribute and show.

[Alex Brockbank]

Thank you, Yogesh.  Does this mean that the Jira Service Manager is looking up "Department" from the Assets database, not the other way round? 

Currently I have a "department" field in Jira SM, already populated.  I was hoping that when a user name was added to an Asset, it would automatically populate the "Department" field in the Asset by extracting the data from the Jira Service Manager. 

[Yogesh Mude]

Nope, i dont think its possible.

To know the department based on the username, the both username and department should be there in the assets schema. and you can use these attributes to show the data on the jira work items with the help of assets fields.

[Yogesh Mude]

Also, the advantage of the assets object and attributes is that you can add more n more attributes like address, managers, skills etc+ filters so that you dont need to create seperate jira custom fields for each attibute.

If you have a single assts field called (lets assume,  employee etc) then you can just use the assets object to show all the details of that employee like his, department, manager, skills, address etc.

[Alex Brockbank]

Thanks, Yogesh. Will look into it.