How to replicate component lead assignments with Compass components in Jira?

Question

With the shift towards Atlassian Compass, project-level components in Jira are being phased out, impacting workflows that relied on them. Previously, when a component was added to an issue, the designated component lead would automatically be assigned to that issue. Now that Compass is the preferred way to track components, we’re looking for guidance on how to achieve similar functionality.

Specifically, we want to leverage the Teams field in Jira to replace the behavior of the previous assignment. When a Compass component is linked to an issue, we would like the corresponding team to be assigned automatically. Are there any recommended automation or best practices to facilitate this transition? How are other teams handling issue assignments in the absence of project-specific components?

Trenton Letz · Answer

Is there any way of performing this without maintaining a look-up table? Maybe instead referring to the owning team of a component via a smart value or less optimal web request?

Derek Fields _RightStar_ · Answer

You can create an automation based on "Field value Changed". Set it to watch the Components field and then assign the Team based on the Component that has changed. You can create a lookup table to handle the mapping so that you don't have to have a long if/else block.

Does that help?