Dynamic Fields with Nextgen Projects

Question

Hi there,

I'm looking to create a dynamic field that automatically updates/calculates based on other field values.

I know this is possible with the Jira Misc. Workflow Extensions (Event-based actions), however I believe this only applies to classic projects.

Since I'm on the free version of Jira I only have access to Nextgen projects which handles field values differently.

I'm looking to do some simple calculations such as:  FieldA + FieldB + FieldC / 300 to calculate an average.

William McMahon · Answer

Thanks, I'm having some issues with the syntax.

Say I have four fields named:

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

What is the syntax required to make the field Number 5 do the following calculation:

(Number 1 + Number 2 + Number 3 + Number 4) / 400

In event based actions it was this:

{{ (issue.fields["Number 1"] + issue.fields["Number2"] + issue.fields["Number3"] + issue.fields["Number4"]) / 400 }}

But this doesn't seem to work for me.

Fabian Lim · Answer

Hi @William McMahon

Welcome to the community!

You can use jira automation with smart values

Here is an example: https://youtu.be/S2ary5YG-7w

Instead of calculating dates you can just perform the different calculations with the customfields.

Regards