Zendesk comment is not updating in {{issue.comment.last}}

Question

Hello,

Our Jira could instance is integrated with Zendesk via 'Zendesk Support for Jira' app.

We have a Jira automation rule based on comments made on issue. We want to check if there is any particular hashtag present in last Zendesk comment (for e.g. #ABC), then accordingly we will update the issue. In Automation, we are trying to capture last zendesk comment with smartvalue {{issue.comments.last}} or {{issue.last_comment}}, but this property only returning last public comment made from Jira but not comments made from zendesk. Can you please advise how to capture last comment made from zendesk? Zendesk comment are Internal Note, not public comment.

Diana_Architect_ZigiWave · Answer

@Malay Paul hi there! If you're open to trying an alternative way to connect the two, take a look at ZigiOps. It's a no-code tool, that can connect Jira and Zendesk in minutes, two-way. You can transfer the data you want and sync the two automatically. It reads the schema dynamically, offers and advanced field mapping capabilities. It's fully customizable so you can tweak it to fit various use cases - in your case, that would be capturing the comments from Jira/Zendesk. Check it out and if you want to see it in action - you can book a demo.

Thanks, Diana (ZigiWave)

Dhiren Notani_Exalate_ · Answer

Hi @Malay Paul

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Bill Sheboy · Answer

Thanks!  If you write the last comment's body to the log, what do you observe?

That one you wrote, {{issue.last_comment}} does not appear to come from Jira...unless it is a custom field added to your instance and populated by something, such as a rule.

Update:

After looking over a few other similar community posts, others have encountered this same challenge.  Those recommended looking at the marketplace for addons which support connecting/making visible the data from Zendesk in Jira.