How do I create custom scripts for automation in Jira?

[Alonzo Edwards]

Hello, 

For some reason I don't have the automation feature in our version of Jira. I do know some Javascript (enough to create an automation rule I use to do it in Targetprocess). I want to automate a few things but the only thing I see is the webhook and not 100% but I can learn if need be. 

Here is what I am trying to do:

User Story Name: Turn this button blue

Release: New 1.0.0

What Im looking to do:

Turn this button blue (New 1.0.0)

How Ive done it in past apps is call a function that would search for the release and add it to the end of my title. Any suggestions?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You'll need to get one of the scripting apps to do this.  I'd guess that you're on Server as you don't automatically have Automation available.

But be aware that they generally don't allow for the injection of Javascript into Jira, that way, madness lies...  You'll need to understand a bit of Java and Groovy to use most of them (there are a couple that would force you to learn yet another language as well, I tend to skip them and fall back on the Java that Jira is written in)