Automation: set labels dynamically

[sacha_rouzkhosh]

Hi everyone,

I need to set dynamic labels for tasks, but so far, I can't get it right.

Here is what I need:

I set an automation to create children when an Epic is created.

Epic (has fix version)

• Task A/B
• Task D/C

When the tasks A/B and D/C are automatically created, I need to set their labels like:

• Labels Task A/B = [{Epic fix version}_A, {Epic fix version}_B]
• Labels Task D/C = [{Epic fix version}_D, {Epic fix version}_C]

Any idea about how to set labels for tasks created during an automation based on the Epic fix version and concatenated with some strings?

[Fabian Lim · Accepted solution]

Hi @sacha_rouzkhosh

You can use the create variable action ((link) and combine it with smart values to get a new string.  Here is the link to the smart values: 

- Text functions: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-text-fields/

- smart values overview: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/smart-values-in-jira-automation/

I hope this helps

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @sacha_rouzkhosh 

Adding to Fabian's answer:

I recommend first writing the smart value expressions to the audit log before trying to set the label values.  That will help confirm they work as you expect, and isolate any problems so they can be fixed first.

Kind regards,
Bill

[sacha_rouzkhosh]

Hi,

Thanks a lot, actually I wasn't using directly the smart value into the field "labels" thinking it will be used as a string.

Thanks also @Bill Sheboy I didn't know we can add data into the audit log. It helps me a lot ;)