Automation for Jira - Creating multiple stories based on a custom field's checkbox answers

Question

As a user I would like to be able to kick-off multiple create processes based on the array of answers from checked answers in a checkbox field.

Suggestion for this would be a branche rule that can fire multiple times, similar to a
foreach clause in .Net.

Why this, why not a consecutive string of if blocks?
I want to dynamically use the checkbox field values in the create issue process. Hardcoding (= textually repeating) the field values in if blocks is far less convenient.

Dick · Answer

Hi Bill,

I'm on the Data Center edition of Jira.
I certainly hope this feature gets implemented for this as well.

The consecutive if/else conditions are non-dynamic, which means extra work if the options of the checkbox change/get new entries.

Thanks for the info, nevertheless.

Best regards,
Dick

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Greetings, and welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Are you using Jira Server/Data Center or Jira Cloud?  It appears you tagged this question with "Server".

If so, for automation you can only do this with a series of if/else conditions at this time.  There is a feature of Jira Cloud's automation for advanced branching based on a smart value list, and that does not appear to be supported yet for Server: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Automation-articles/Branching-over-smart-values-in-Jira-Automation/ba-p/1741935

Kind regards,
Bill