Smart value {{issue.label.containts}} returns a list of booleans instead of one boolean

Question

Hello,

In my Automation Rule I am trying to get a true or false answer from this piece of code:

Which I saved in a variable. That variable is then saved into a audit log action. When I look at the audit log I see this as the result:

true, false, false

It is true for the first label, but I also have some other labels aswell. I was expecting just TRUE if it exists and I don't need the other two results. Why is this an issue for me?

Well I am trying to use this piece of code:

{{#if(issue.labels.contains("businessvalue-laag"))}}
    Hello
{{/}}

But this doesn't work. I am expecting to see Hello in my log when I use the above piece of code but its empty and I expect it is empty because the result of the labels.contains function is true, false, false instead of TRUE.

Why is this happening and how do I fix this? Thanks!

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Bleepie -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

The contains() function is an undocumented text function which tests for the presence of a value in a text string.  The labels field is a list with zero-to-many values.  Thus, the result will be a list of Boolean values.

When you want to test the individual label values, an iterator is required with list filtering:

{{#issue.labels}}
  {{#if(equals("businessvalue-laag"))}}
    Found it!
  {{/}}
{{/}}

When you want to use that undocumented function on a single text value, the labels could be joined first:

{{#if(issue.labels.join(", ").contains("businessvalue-laag"))}}
  Found it!
{{/}}

Finally, I recommend not using undocumented functions.  They are subject to change without notice.

Kind regards,
Bill

David Nickell · Answer

Hello --

Just some speculation -- i added a Rule and  a work item field conditions check.  My Lables test worked find. I am not sure why you need/coded the smartvalue check.

How you are getting 3 answers???

is it always 3?  are there three values on the ticket?  and have you managed to loop through them?

I am not the world's foremost expert on automation (but i could fill volumes on how great the lables field is).  Hopefully somone else wil be able tell... otherwise I would probably need to see the entire rule to understand have you might be getting 3 results