How to remove multiple lines of text from the issue description using Automation for Jira?

Shah Baloch

Hi Community,

I'm using "Automation for Jira" to update an issue by removing the first line of text from the issue description. I added JQL when it matches it runs and edit the issue. It is working fine.

Now I'm trying to modify the job to remove the last line of text from the issue description as well and added both pieces of code to update the Action (description) but it's removing the entire issue description when it edits the issue. I tried to add both lines of text in the same code and separated using a comma, still didn't work. This is how issue description looks like an issue is created:

This is the first line.

there

are

more

than

twenty

lines

in

the

issue

description

This is the last line.

 

{{issue.description.remove("This is the first line that should be remove from the issue.")}}

{{issue.description.remove("This is the last line that should be remove from the issue.")}}

Is this possible to remove the first and last line of the text from an issue?

Thank you,

Bill Sheboy

Hi @Shah Baloch 

Are the first and last lines static text?  If so, you can remove both with a single expression, eliminating the need for two edit actions and the re-fetch, like this:

{{issue.description.remove("This is the first line that should be removed from the issue.").remove("This is the last line that should be removed from the issue.")}}

Kind regards,
Bill