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how to iterate and compare webresponse values

ian_saw77s

Hello. Trying to use automation to get the Component Lead for a specified Component.

I have a web request returning all project components. And I can iterate through them to display any attribute - using a log action with a statement like this:

{{#webResponse.body}} id: {{id}}, Name: {{name}} :: {{/}}

This returns a list of id and name pairs for each component.

But I'm clearly misunderstanding something because I cannot figure out how to compare values while I iterate the list. When I find a match I want to get the component lead accountId for that specific component. I've tried so many variations now I'm not sure I remember them all - here are a sample:

{{#webResponse.body}}{{if(equals({{name}},"abc"), id: {{id}})}}{{/}}

{{#if(equals({{webResponse.body.name}}, "abc")}} id: {{webResponse.body.id}} {{/}}

This statement: {{#if(equals({{webResponse.body.id}}, 10060))}} "hello"{{/}}
generates this error:

Error rendering smart-values when executing this rule:

Parameters not closed: ({{webResponse.body.id:

This statement: {{#webResponse.body}}{{if(equals({{body.id}}, 10060))}} "hello"{{/}}

generates this error:

Error rendering smart-values when executing this rule:

Failed to get value for if(equals({{body.id:

This statement: {{#webResponse.body}}{{if(equals({{id}}, 10060))}} "hello"{{/}}

generates this error:

Failed to get value for if(equals({{id

The webResponse.body appears to be a list and so I've been trying to use the logic outlined on this page: Jira smart values - conditional logic | Cloud automation Cloud | Atlassian Support

Any ideas / pointers? Perhaps I'm asking too much?

Thanks.

Accepted answers

Stefan Salzl

Hi @ian ,

as far as I get the documentation right the smart values within the if/equal are without {{}}.

Please try the following approach and let me know if this works:

{{#if(equals(webResponse.body.id, 10060))}} "hello"{{/}}

Best
Stefan

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Stefan Salzl

Hi @ian ,

as far as I get the documentation right the smart values within the if/equal are without {{}}.

Please try the following approach and let me know if this works:

{{#if(equals(webResponse.body.id, 10060))}} "hello"{{/}}

Best
Stefan

ian_saw77s

Apologies for the delayed response. Thanks for pointing that out @Stefan Salzl Often takes a fresh pair of eyes to see the obvious mistake.

Unfortunately, while no errors, the command you suggested does not output anything. I also tried "10060" in case it was being treated as a string. Same result - no output.

But adding the iteration before the if statement and putting the "hello" in the then part of the if statement does output "hello":

{{#webResponse.body}}{{if(equals(id,"10060"), "hello")}}{{/}}

Replacing "hello" with the id field reference outputs the id value:

{{#webResponse.body}}{{if(equals(id,"10060"), id)}}{{/}}

Extending this I added a create variable action using this statement as the smart value:

{{#webResponse.body}}{{if(equals(id,"10060"), lead.accountId,)}}{{/}}

An audit log action following this shows that the variable got assigned the correct value.

I think I can now use this as part of my automation to automatically assign requests to the component lead which is what I was ultimately trying to do.

Thanks again @Stefan Salzl

Stefan Salzl

AWESOME work man 🥰💪🏼🎉

Kaysaff Tal

@Stefan Salzl @ian Thanks for this post! it rescued my code.

I am stuck again

JSON structure:

{

"id":"id",

"self":"{{baseurl}}/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/{{sprint_1_Id}}",

"state":"active",

"name":"SAT Sprint 1",

"startDate":"2023-04-13T14:54:51.844Z",

"endDate":"2023-04-30T14:50:00.000Z",

"originBoardId":"originBoardId",

"goal":null

}

Got a valid web response, parsed it. now the goal is returning id the is marching name

this statement doesn't work (Smart variable - no error is given):

Bus Hard coded:

{{#webResponse.body.values}}{{if(equals(name,"SAT Sprint 1"),id)}}{{/}} is working and returning the id as expected

Stefan Salzl

Hi @Kaysaff Tal

Could you please explain what you are trying to achieve from a functional/use case perspective? Without knowing any context it‘s hard to understand and/or find an appropriate solution.

Furthermore could you please share your automation rule?

and one more question:
where does „sprintFromCommentFiltered“ come from? Did you try to output this value to the audit log? Does it deliver the correct value you‘d like to compare against?

Best
Stefan

Kaysaff Tal

@Stefan Salzl Sure thing.

I am send web request to our Jira instant and receiving back data on all sprints in a specific board.

response looks like this

Screenshot 2023-04-15 at 12.18.05.png

The sprint name Comes from a comment:

Which I parse:

Then trying to get the Matching SprintID

This works fine:

When i try to use the variable it fails

Stefan Salzl

Hi @Kaysaff Tal

It seems to me the problem is as soon as you start iterating over the webresponse the context within will always be the webresponse. So your variable would always try to resolve within the context of the webresponse (where there is no „property“ with that name). So to say (as far as I got it) the ouside variable could not resolve inside an iteration over a different object.

Have you tried to put the webresponse into a branch? You could do a forEach branch that will also iterate over your webresponse and you could control the required action via comparison in an if-condition (where you could use the variables smart value).

Best
Stefan

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