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Jira Automation: Create Sprint Action

Dennis Kugelmann_xhl2ec

Is there some way to create a sprint in Jira Automations?

What I want to achieve is:

Sprint 23 gets completed
-> Sprint 24 (already existing) will get the Current Sprint
-> New Sprint (Sprint 25) gets created for the week after Sprint 24.

So we always have two sprints the currently active one and the next one for bugs which have to be done in the next sprint.

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Ste Wright

Hi @Dennis Kugelmann

I don't think this will be possible using Automation for Jira.

This is because actions within Automation are project and issue-based. Sprints are neither, these are board-based and can apply to one or multiple projects.

If you were to "create" new sprints via Automation for Jira it would need to be possible to create them from the field itself on an issue, which is not possible - the field is just a representation of all the sprints created on boards.

You'd need to consider whether this is possible via the API or a scripting app instead (but it's not something I've come across before, I'm afraid).

Ste

Guy Anela

Hi @Dennis Kugelmann - You should theoretically be able to accomplish this by using the Send web request Action. Once to GET the current Future Sprint info, then POST to Start the future sprint, and another POST to create a new future sprint. Something like this...

Trigger: Sprint Completed
Action: Send web request (to Get the Future Sprint)
- GET /rest/agile/1.0/board/[YOUR BOARD ID]/sprint?state=future
Action: Create variable (to store the future Sprint Id from the web response):
- Name: FutureSprintId
- Smart value: {{webResponse.body.values.id}}
Action: Send web request (to Start the Future sprint):
- POST /rest/agile/1.0/sprint/{{FutureSprintID}}
- Custom data (in JSON format):
  {
  "state": "active"
  }
Action: Send web request (to Create a new Future sprint):
- POST /rest/agile/1.0/sprint
- Custom data (in JSON format):
  {
  "originBoardId": {{BoardID}},
  "goal": "",
  "name": "{{NewSprintName}}",
  "startDate": "{{NewSprintStartDate}}",
  "endDate": "{{NewSprintStartDate.toDate.plusWeeks(1)}}"
  }

I say "theoretically" because I haven't actually tested it. However, I do have a similar "Scheduled" Automation that successfully creates two Future Sprints if none exist.

Anyhow, I hope this helps get you (and others) pointed in the right direction. Cheers!

Pfohl Jason

@Guy Anela Can you share the "Automation that successfully creates two Future Sprints if none exist." I am trying to accomplish this but have errors from my URL.

Thanks

Guy Anela

Hi @Pfohl Jason - It sounds like your Web request might not be configured correctly. Can you post a screenshot of it?

Here's an example of what my first web request looks like...

Dave Furlani_2zy3uu

@Guy Anela , would you be so kind as to share a similar screenshot of your POST that creates the future sprint. The screenshot above is for the GET and I'm having trouble with the body of my POST (405s and 401s).

My POST conforms to the description here https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/set-up-automation-creating-new-sprint/qaq-p/1929573

Thanks

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