Automation to only create an issue for the newly selected value and not the other values

Adriene Howard-South

I have a multi-select called Goals.  In that, there are several goal options.  I am wanting to monitor that field and if a new goal is selected, it automatically creates a child issue type for that particular goal.  Each goal in that multi-select is a specific issue type for me.  However, the automation is not just looking at the newly added goal and creating the issue for that, its creating an issue (duplicate) for the other goals that were already selected prior to me selecting a new one.  So I'm ending up with a lot of duplicate child issue goals.  How can I get it to just look at the newly created one?

 

Here is what I am doing now.  I have a branch for each goal type. 

Rebekka Heilmann _viadee_

Hi @Adriene Howard-South and welcome to the Community,

you could try the Smart Value {{addedFieldChange.values}} -> Automation smart values - issues | Cloud automation Cloud | Atlassian Support

Just add a "Log action" and check if that returns you the values you are looking for  

However, you would probably need to branch over that values List (over the smart value) rather than the current issue, as you want to create an issue for each new value, correct?

 

BTW, this is an excellent example of a great question when it comes to description and details Well done!