Automation with REST API to set conditions on issues?

Question

Hello,

I need to set the following conditions:

1. Any user assigned to an issue cannot insert any worklog if the "time spent" on issue exceeds the "original estimate".

2. For certain issues with specific component, a user cannot log work in the past, and for other issues with another components. for example, there are issues of planned vacation where a user can only log and take from his allowance prior the vacation itself, and another case for the unplanned vacation allowance (where he cannot log (or take from the allowance) before the date itself.

I'm using JIRA cloud and willing to combine automation and REST API to set those conditions.

Thank you ..

Bill Sheboy · Answer

If that is what you want to do, there is no automation action to "delete worklog entry".  Instead the rule could call the REST API endpoint with the Send Web Request action to do so.

Michael Farid · Answer

Thank you for your reply,

In fact that is what I think should work, the automation got triggered by this invalid entry by the user and the action will be deleting the last worklog made by him (the log that violates). Am I understanding correct?

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Michael Farid -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I do not believe restricting work logging as you describe is possible with built-in features, including the use of the REST API and automation rules.  Please note automation rules trigger after an event has occurred, and so could only undo rather than prevent actions.

I recall other posts suggesting use of marketplace addons for validators to do this, so please check there for options: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/

Kind regards,
Bill