copy the name of attachments in a custom field

[Leena Pratheepan]

Hello Atlassian Community,

I would like to display the names of the attached files in a custom field. I tried it with Jira Automation, but it doesn't work.

When: Field value changed : Attachments

If: Issuetype = Task

Edit Fields: Documents:

{{issue.attachments}}

Error message: Unknown fields set during editing. These may not be available for the project/type. Check your configuration for custom fields. Fields ignored -

Do you have an alternative solution for this?

Does anyone have experience with Listener from Scriptrunner?

Best Regards, Leena

[Cristian0791 · Accepted solution]

Hi Leena,

It looks like you're trying to dynamically update a custom field with the names of attached files using Jira Automation, but Jira’s native automation doesn’t allow direct updates to custom fields with attachment data.

[Leena Pratheepan]

Yes, you`re right.

I use Element Connect. It works.

I create an element connect textfield with database SQL and made an automation rule for population.

Thank you all for your comments

[Nikola Perisic]

Hello @Leena Pratheepan 

You just need to make adjustments, for example:

Each time you add an attachment, it will separate it by comma (their names).

[Leena Pratheepan]

Thank you for your answer, But it does not work,

Error message:
Unknown fields specified during editing. These may not be available for the project/type. Check your configuration for custom fields. Fields ignored -
Documents to be submitted incl. chapter (customfield_20806)
No fields or field values to edit tasks (possibly due to field values that do not exist in a specific project)

This error message is not possible because it is present in the field configuration of the schemas and has no configuration in custom field.

[Nikola Perisic]

Have you double checked everything related to the custom field?

[Leena Pratheepan]

Yes

[Nikola Perisic]

Please send screenshots where you have included your custom field Documents. Blur all of the confidential data.

[Tomasz Kowalczyk]

Hi @Leena Pratheepan

I'm wondering why do you need a list of attachments in the field. smart value {{issue.attachments}} will try to throw attachments to mentioned field. If its even possible maybe try something like this {{issue.attachments.filename}} but i'm not sure if this gonna work. If you have scriptrunner you can try add a script field which will loop throw all attachments and dynamically show all of its filenames in the field.

[Leena Pratheepan]

Thank you for your reply.

We need all the names of the attached documents for export purposes.We have Scriptrunner. I have not yet worked with Script Field. I'll have to look again