Using smart variable for creating issue with Jira automation

Zsigmond Molnar_rvjyvr

Hi,

 

I would like to create issues with Jira automation and set their attributes based on the content of a variable (myVariable).

 

myVariable is created at the beginning of the automation rule and set to:

 

{

"epic": {

"epicname": "audit finding",

"summary": "audit finding",

"assignee": "XY"

},

"stories": [

{

"summary": "Update document #1",

"status": "Backlog",

"duedate": "30/Apr/25"

},

{

"summary": "Update document #2",

"status": "In Progress",

"duedate": "30/Apr/25"

},

{

"summary": "Update document #3",

"status": "To Do",

"duedate": "30/Apr/25"

}

]

}

 

During the creation of the epic and stories I wanted to set the attributes as follows:

{{ myVariable.epic.summary}}

{{ myVariable.stories[0].summary}}

 

Both of them are empty, therefore the issue creation failed.

 

Could you please tell me how can I use the fields of the JSON format variable to set the attributes of the issues in Jira automation rule?

 

Thank you in advance for you help!

Bill Sheboy

Hi @Zsigmond Molnar 

Short answer: a created variable is plain text and cannot be parsed as JSON.  Here is a suggestion to add that feature: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/AUTO-138

 

If you want to store the information you show in a created variable, text and list functions would be needed to parse it, and possibly use the advanced branch to iterate over any lists of values (e.g., the Story information you show).

Another option is ignore the variable and the rule could instead just call the create issue actions to set the fields.

If instead you eventually plan to get that text / data from a REST API call with the Send Web Request action (or Incoming Webhook Trigger), the data might be in a JSON format with attributes which can be parsed.

 

Kind regards,
Bill