How do I display a custom field value in an automation log?

Phil Bustin_7fmhjs

I'm seeing no values in automation logs for add a value to the log actions.

I want to avoid using numeric values in the actions because 1) I had to change the numeric values when I exported from one environment to the next, and 2) It's harder to understand the edit action using numeric values.

I tried variations such as quotes surrounding the field name, .displayName (with and without quotes around the field name), etc.

Rudy Holtkamp

Hi @Phil Bustin ,

It depend what kind of fields you use.

But generally you can use: 

• {{issue.fields.customfield_xxxxx}}
• {{issue.fields.customfield_xxxxx.name}}
• {{issue.fields.my custom field}}
• {{issue.fields.my custom field.name}}

You can check it by filling in a Jira issue and then go to this URL in your browser:

https://[yoursite].atlassian.net/rest/api/latest/issue/ <issuekey>?expand=names

Then you can search for the custom field name, find the customfield id (e.g. customfield_10090) and see what the format and value is of that custom field. I recommend to use an extension in your browser which will pretty format the JSON. (I'm using JSON Formatter in Chrome).

And this will also help a lot:

https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/advanced-field-editing-using-json/