Automation rule "Expensive query" by Jira

[SP Sunil]

Hi Community,

I have a question regarding the behavior of long-running automation rules in Jira. If an automation rule processes a very large dataset- for example, a JQL query returning 2000+issues- could this potentially degrade Jira performance or even cause the instance to become unresponsive?

Also, in such cases, does Jira automatically stop or disable the rule to protect the system?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @SP Sunil -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Yes, expensive / time-consuming rules could throttle and halt rule performance.

For the specifics on the behavior for Jira Data Center automation, please see this documetation:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/automation/automation-service-limits-993924705.html#Automationservicelimits-diagram

Kind regards,
Bill