Iterating over a variable list in Automation for Jira

Question

Is there a way to iterate (loop) in A4J? I want to create a set of sub-tasks, but the number of sub-tasks will be determined from the parent. Simple example - the Requester enters a number (say 4) and my rule will create 4 sub-tasks.

Any thoughts on how to accomplish this?

Derek Fields _RightStar_ · Answer

It doesn't really help if the number is variable and potentially large. The range in this case could be 1-30. I really need a "while" or "for" loop kind of mechanism. One idea that I have is to create a list of issues in a dummy project with an id of 1 to 30 (or 100 or whatever). Then I could do a JQL Branch "project = XXX and id <= {{issue.number of subtasks}}" - this would return the correct number of issues and let me iterate that way. It is a real kludge though

What I ended up doing instead is using JMWE and the range() function to do it.

Lukasz Grobelny · Answer

You can read a field value and go with If statements (if value == 4 - create 4 subtasks etc) but the rule will be long and will take some time to execute