I need a clear way on how to build proper Automation queries - ACP-620 prep

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Hi all,

I'm weak on automation. I took my test yesterday (idn't pass for 1 correct answer) and today I see the Atlasian content on this matter is already getting updated.

The amount of rules and ways to build sintax is excessively large and I'm sure there might be ways to simplify this...maybe.

I need thricks to understand sintax and automation templates to not get confused why a rule won't work or if a sintax is correct or not.

Thanks!

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Carolina Castro_qfpw3a · Answer

Thanks Carlos!

I see that Atlassian has a page (with multiple linked topics in them) for every topic.

It has being difficult for me to have a structured document to study from. Do you know of something like that?

Or do you or someone outthere have tips for how to order triggers, conditions, and actions in a way that's accepted by Jira system?

Carlos Garcia Navarro · Answer

Hi Carolina,

'=' is only for one value, while 'in' means 'any of these values' .

Regarding the order of operations this article describes that very well: https://support.atlassian.com/jira/kb/jira-cloud-jql-order-of-operations/

From the article:

Please see the full list of operators and statements listed from strongest binding to the weakest:

* Parentheses ()

* Comparison (=, !=, >=, IS, IS NOT, IN, NOT IN, ~, !~, ...)

* Negation (NOT)

* AND

* OR

For example, the AND statement has a stronger binding than the OR statement, meaning the query will have a more refined search than the OR statement. In this scenario, the OR statement can return more work items, causing incorrect results when JQL is used.

Carolina Castro_qfpw3a · Answer

Hi Carlos,

Thanks for your answer.

Is there a way you can associate sintaxis to easily understand when to use In and =, or a way to order queriy items that is considered correct?