Copy last comment to custom field, limit to 200 Characters and add link to issue

Question

Hi, I was able to create a custom field to copy the last comment made on the issue to the field.  However I continue to get an error

(Current Status can't exceed 255 characters (customfield_10183))

I am trying to limit the returned value to be the first 200 characters and return a message at the end of the text when it is over 200 characters.

So far I only have this code.

{ "fields": { "Current Status" : "{{comment.body}}" } }

Mikael Sandberg · Accepted Answer

Hi @Susan Cain,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

You can limit the comment by adding this to the end of it: .abbreviate(200)

This will limit it to the first 200 characters.

Susan Cain_gawp9j · Accepted Answer

This is what I ended up with.  Thank you for your expedient assistance!

{ "fields": { "Current Status" : "{{comment.body.abbreviate(245)}}" } }