Update custom User Picker field

Question

I'm creating a rule that checks to see if a custom User Picker field is empty. If so, I want to populate it with the assignee of the issue.

Unlike the behavior for Assignee, the default options for the User Picker are:

None of those will reference the assignee value. How can I reference the assignee (or the assignee email address) so that I can populate this custom user picker field?

Bill Sheboy · Accepted Answer

Hi @Paul Krueger

Have you tried the advanced JSON edit option yet?  Please see here for information about that approach:

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-core-cloud/docs/advanced-field-editing-json/

Best regards,
Bill

Darryl Lee · Accepted Answer

You can populate a User Picker field with the Assignee value. You just need to choose from the (confusingly named) "Copy from..." operation in the little [...] button:

(I'm on Cloud - not sure if it's different on Server.)