How to filter a list using Assets Object Lookup and break a For Each loop in Jira Automation?

Naman Sogani_i65dyh

Hi Community,

I have a list called myList containing multiple objects.

My requirement is:

1. Iterate through each object in myList using a For Each branch.

2. For each item, perform an Assets Object Lookup against a specific Object Type.

3. If the object exists in that Object Type, add it to answerList.

4. If it does not exist, skip it and continue with the next item.

Is there a recommended way in Jira Automation to dynamically build answerList based on the Object Lookup results?

Additionally, I would like to know:

1. Is it possible to exit/break a For Each branch before all iterations are completed?

2. Is there a way to determine how many iterations have been executed in a For Each branch?

For example, if a match is found on the 25th iteration out of 100 items, can the remaining iterations be skipped and can we retrieve the value 25 as the iteration count?

Any guidance or recommended workarounds would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Arkadiusz Wroblewski

Hello @Naman Sogani 

Could you confirm how myList is being generated (an Assets field, a JSON array, or a text variable) and whether it contains object keys or just labels?

I would definitely avoid running an Assets lookup inside a For each branch. Automation branches execute in isolation, unable to reliably append data to a shared list variable, and the Create variable action converts list data to a plain string instead of retaining native Assets objects.

A cleaner approach is to filter in one AQL query using an IN statement.

Best,

Arek 🤠