Create table in automation

Question

Hi! I am trying to set up a table in the description of a sub-task. This works well manually, but when trying to add a table in the description of a sub-task in an automated rule builder, it only formats as text, and not as a table. Tips to get around this?

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Næss Ole Martin -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Adding to Marc's suggestion, here is the documentation reference for that type of formatting: https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/WikiRendererHelpAction.jspa?section=tables

There are more complex table formats available when using the UX for editing a Description, and I believe those are not available to automation rules unless using the Atlassian Document Format (ADF) and JSON with the REST API: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/apis/document/structure/

Kind regards,
Bill

Marc -Devoteam- · Answer

Hiu @Næss Ole Martin

Can you show your rule and settings in the rule.

You should be able to accomplish this, as follows:

||column heading A||column heading B||
|row 1, column A data|row 1, column B data|
|row 2, column A data|row 2, column B data|
|row 3, column A data|row 3, column B data|