When an issue is assigned to the sprint then remove a certain label.

Question

Hi everyone,

I need an automation rule that will help me to achieve this goal: When an issue is assigned to the sprint then remove a certain label. An issue can include several labels but I want an automation rule to only remove a particular label: 'SprintCandidate'.

The rule should not clear the entire 'Label' field; it should only remove this particular label. It can be that the sprint has already started and I added issues with  the 'SprintCandidate' label later.
is it feasible?

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Bill Sheboy · Answer

Thanks for the additional information.

What do you think of leaving the labels until the sprint starts, and using the Sprint Started trigger to then remove the labels?  That will confirm it is the active sprint.

A second rule could use the issue field changed for Sprint to detect, with a JQL condition, if an issue was added to the active sprint once it started, and then remove the label.

Using those two rules, the status transition trigger may not be needed.

BenWade · Answer

A combination of a ticket being in an active sprint and being labeled sprint candiate at the same time, shall not appear.
e.g. a ticket with label SprintCandiate goes into a sprint, loses the label but then is NOT assigned to a new sprint. Those the developers need to watch out for, this combination can occur as a consequence. But a ticket in a sprint labelled candidate at the same time, shall not appear.

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Both of those conditions cannot be tested at one time for a rule trigger.  Two different rules could be used, with the different triggers, and added conditions.  However, it will be challenging to detect the status transition later when the trigger is on the sprint field.

Let's back up a bit:

* What problem are you trying to solve?  That is, "why do this?" 
* What is the purpose of that label value, SprintCandidate?

Knowing those answers may reveal a better solution than using those two rule triggers.