How to update Custom Field (Project Labels) with values with automation

Gert-Jan Turnhout MicroFix

Hello community,

I'm new in Jira. I did install de App "Project Labels" using extra labels for my issues. Now I setup a automation rule for creating a new issue after a the first issue is Done.

Below the automation rule (sorry it is in dutch 🙃 )

The field is named "Project Label" and is also used in the JQL query for the IF statement. 

When I setup the values for creating a new issue I try to find the "Project Label" field but it isn't there. So I think I need to update/add this value in the advanced section using JASON.

I'm not really familiar with JASON so I did try it several times but it doesn't work.

 

Can any body help me out? I want tot add/update the Project Label field with the value "Jaarlijks" and "Operationele Planning"

 

Thank you very much :-)

 

Gert-Jan

  

 

 

 

 

Alex Koxaras -Relational-

Hi @Gert-Jan Turnhout MicroFix and welcome to the community!

Project labels, as tested them on my instance, receive a  long number instead of a string as Jira labels do. So, in order to add a label you have to add this json:

{
"update": {
      "customfield_10151": [{"add": 2}]
      }
}

Where you have to replace the customfield ID with your own label id, and you have to find out the ids of your labels. This can be done if e.g. you send an API request to get the issue in a json format:

https://YOUSUBDOMAIN.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/ISSUE_KEY

This request will return a payload in which you will find the values of your labels. And once you find them, replace them on the first code I've pasted.

Alex