Automation to create weekly tasks for all the year

Question

Hello!

I have weekly tasks. I've created an automation that each time I mark one as "Done", then the other is created (all within the same Epic). I'd like to add all the tasks for the rest of the year all at once.

I thought a Bulk Upload would do the Job, but since I am not an Admin, the Import option only let's me create Epics! (something to please change ASAP).

Let's say I want to block 2 hours each week for the rest of the year rather than having it only come up when I close the prior week task.

I'm okay with a manual trigger Automation. + This happens to many colleagues, so it is something frequent and very useful

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Thanks, @Bill Sheboy ! I've book marked that post so I'll have the reference next time this type of question comes up.

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Matias Rodríguez Alonso and @Trudy P Claspill

Another way to loop a specific number of times in a rule, without using REST API function callbacks, is to build a counter with a text string.  Please look here to learn about that method: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Automation-articles/Branching-over-smart-values-in-Jira-Automation/ba-p/1741935#M546

Kind regards,
Bill

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Jira automation does not currently support iterating/looping for a number of times nor does it support iterating/looping until a condition is met. In pseudo code that would be

For x = 1 to 100
  execute task
Next

OR

x = some value
Do
  some task
  increment x
Until x=a new value

There is a change request to add a feature like that. You can add your vote to it here:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/AUTO-108

However I did find this article that purports to offer a work around. I have not tried this myself.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Service-Management-articles/How-to-create-dynamic-looping-in-Automation-for-Jira/ba-p/2293077