SEnding an attachment in email through project automation

Question

I have a proforma form attached to the Jira issue and I'm trying to send it through project automation addon in an email.   You can manually export the PDF, but I can't seem to get it send in email action in project automation.

I've tried using smart values, etc.  Researched the community and doesn't look like anyone has found a solution.

Not sure why the Project Automation addon has "delete attachments" action, but not an add attachments action for Send email action.

Any suggestions?

Boris Berenberg - Atlas Authority · Answer

We support attachments in Notification Assistant for Jira

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Nita Brumbaugh

You are correct: it is not yet possible to send a file attached to an issue or comment to an email recipient using automation rules.  You can only send a link to the Jira stored copy.

Here is the item to add the feature in the CodeBarrel (now part of Atlassian) backlog:

https://codebarrel.atlassian.net/browse/AUT-460

Best regards,

Bill