Why Jira Automation firing twice with different results?

Question

I have an automation rule which fires at issue creation and is simple if/else-if/else block and sets issue field value based on checkboxes checked at issue creation.

Whenever the issue is created issue history shows that rule is fired twice with different results. Rule eventually set's correct value, but i can't understand why it tries incorrect value first. Rule audit log shows that correct if/elseif/else branch is selected.

I have another rule which is exact same but uses different fields and it never fires twice.

Tim Kopperud · Answer

Hi @Uldis Berzins OK, good. Then we can conclude the rule is firing only once as wanted but the rule do edit the issue twice which is not wanted. I suspect the root cause is the rule itself.

Can you add log actions into your rule, so we can see where it hits in the rules Audit log? E.g like I have done here:

TimK.

Uldis Berzins · Answer

No, rule audit log shows single entry, but issue history shows that value has been changed twice by automation.

Tim Kopperud · Answer

Hi @Uldis Berzins, thanks for attaching in image of the rule, this is helpfull. Though I understand you get two different results let's first focus on the "rule executes twice".

Issue history only shows that the issue was editet twice, it doesn't actually show the number of rule executions. The rule audit log will show if the rule is fired twice.

Can you confirm that you actually have two entries in the rule audit log?

TimK.