How can I add information to a Component definition

Question

I want to add a Component Group and a file link to a component definition. Any ideas?

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Got it, and thanks for explaining!

With current built-in features, have you considered asking your site admin to add custom fields for this: e.g. Screen Assets.  You could then:

* set the field manually, as issues set their component (i.e. screen), or
* use an automation for Jira (A4J) project rule to set the field when the component value changes, selecting the appropriate storage location/URL

For automation, you would need to maintain the rules as the components and URLs change, but it would save some effort.

Huw Lewis · Answer

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the reply. At the moment I’m looking at a specific issue. I have graphic designers generating Icons, Avatars etc in Adobe Xs with their product being stored in the Xd Cloud. Since these graphic components are used in multiple screens I define them as components so I have a “used on” view. To compliment this I hoped to include a link to the stored location.

Later, I will have a similar task to do again with multilingual text components.

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Huw Lewis

I do not believe you can do that with out-of-the-box Jira Cloud.  There may be a marketplace add-on for purchase that can support that.

As a work-around, you could try entity properties at a project level, with name/value pairs based upon the Component.  These can be accessed with the REST API, automation for Jira, and marketplace add-ons.

However, if we pause implementation for a moment, what problem are you trying to solve by associating those attributes to the components?

Best regards,

Bill