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Jira Automation - Linked Issue Macro ?

Matt Lind

i write a lot of JIRA Automation rules to connect JIRA to SLACK, based on triggered events occurring in JIRA.

I'm looking for two things:
1. the basic macro that lists out all LINKED ISSUES.
i've been trying to use {{issue.issuelinks.first.inwardIssue.key}} but that returned a blank/NULL

2. macro for most-recent / new linked issue.
this way i can program an initial alert for ALL LINKED ISSUES, and then a second alert if a new linked issued is linked.

--COPY OF MY AUTOMATION JIRA TEXT WITH CURRENT MACROS--

*---NEW LINKED ISSUE----* 
*JIRA:* {{issue.key}} *
Link:* <https://tihealth.atlassian.net/browse/{{issue.key}}&gt; 

Program Status is now set to: {{issue.status.name}} 

--- 
Linked Issues: {{issue.issuelinks.first.inwardIssue.key}}  <--this doesnt work
--- 
Tag Type Setting: {{issue.fields.customfield_11182}} 
--- 
::DCM IDs:: Profile: {{issue.fields.customfield_11269}} 
SubProfile: {{issue.fields.customfield_11270}} 
Campaign: {{issue.fields.customfield_11271}} 
Partner ID: {{issue.fields.customfield_11289}} 
Auction ID report scheduled: {{issue.fields.customfield_11272}} 
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Bill Sheboy

Hi @Matt Lind -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Some issue link types are directional, and so the inwardIssue attribute will not include all of the issue links.

If you only wanted the inward links, please try this:

{{issue.issuelinks.inwardIssue.key}}

If you only wanted the outward links, please try this:

{{issue.issuelinks.outwardIssue.key}}

FYI, I recommend using this how-to article for finding all smart values, and testing with an example issue, to learn more about the structure of the smart values within an issue: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/find-the-smart-value-for-a-field/

Kind regards,
Bill

Matt Lind

Thanks Bill,

All my issues are linked using the "relates to" type.

this does not appear to have an inward or outward type. for example, all the other linked-types such as "blocks" or "created" have two selections:

- blocks

- is blocked by

- creates

- is created by

So, what would the right Macro be for Linked Issues using the "relates to" type?

Bill Sheboy

If you only want the linked issues for a specify type, your two options are:

Use the Lookup Issues action with JQL and the linkedIssues() function, then use the lookup result in your message: https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/jql-functions/#linkedIssues--
Use smart value, list filtering on the issuelinks smart value to return only the issues for that type. For the "relates to" type, the name "Relates" may be used in the filter to return the inwardIssue ones.

Matt Lind

Thanks Bill, but can JIRA automation use JQL?

I've been using Automation macros which uses {{xxxx.xxx}} syntax.

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