How to Get NextSprint through Special Value or JQL for JIRA Automation.

Question

I am intending to set up a JIRA Automation to check if the Sprint of an issue has been updated for the currently running sprint or for the next upcoming sprint. Whenever an user does that, I'll add a comment or label so that those tickets can be picked for Grooming and Estimation ASAP. Can anyone suggest how to get the nextsprint name/id either through special value or JQL?

shantanu behera · Answer

I tried the approaches to create my JIRA automation as per the suggestions. However I found the easiest way to tackle this situation is by just naming the next sprint in the board as "Next Sprint" and then use a JQL condition

Sprint IN (OpenSprint(), "Next Sprint")

Of course, this is not the ideal way but is just a work around to get the desired result.

Thanks @Bill Sheboy and @Nikola Perisic for your suggestions.

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Thanks for the additional information!

Your rule could first test if the Original Estimate is set, and if not only then use the REST API to check the sprint values (for upcoming sprints).

shantanu behera · Answer

Hi @Bill Sheboy @Nikola Perisic Appreciate your response. Yes, I am explicitly looking for a JIRA Automation rule to implement so that even if it's missed a comment will be logged in the ticket comments.

I already tried the approach which @Nikola Perisic had suggested but the issue is if I have multiple upcoming sprints (futureSprints()), then it'll consider all of it. How ever, my purpose is to check if a ticket which has been marked for the next sprint should not have a blank / empty Original Estimations.