Automation rule needs to be triggered based on issue name

Question

Hello community,

How could I create an automation rule where the trigger is based on which is the name of a previously created issue.

In other words, I want to execute a rule only when a specific story (XX) is created so I can include some sub-tasks under it. This story is created weekly, so I need this rule to be executed each time a story with name XX is created.

Any help will be highly appreciated!

Bill Sheboy · Answer

I do not believe you can do that in the scheduled trigger's JQL; specifically, I do not believe that JQL can be dynamic.

Instead I was suggesting to allow the rule to fire more often than needed and then use an advanced compare condition to limit what gets processed, such as by your timeframe/week information in the issue summary.

Alvaro Landin · Answer

Hi @Bill Sheboy ,

But can this be applied in the Summary field of an issue created with an scheduled trigger?

I have the feeling we are talking about different things. I could use the current date to specify the week of the year (or week inside a month), so this will differentiate each story from the others. But how could I include that "differentiator" in the summary field of each story with my automation rule?

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Yes, that is possible using the format() function for date fields.  Please look here to learn more about that:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/automation/jira-smart-values-date-and-time-993924864.html