Jira Product Discovery automation to check for populated fields

[Jim Smith]

In JPD you can't write in validations in the workflow...at least not yet.  So, I'm thinking that Jira Automation can help here? 

The scenario is that when the field, "Program Incrementor" value is changed, verify that xxx fields are not empty.  If xxx fields are empty, then display a notification or an error message etc. and prompt for the fields to be populated.

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jim Smith 

You can't use Automation to block a field change, but you could reverse the change?

The rule might look something like this...

• Trigger: Field Value Changed
  • Field = Program Incrementor
• Condition: JQL Condition
  • JQL - "Field 1" is EMPTY OR "Field 2" is EMPTY OR "Field 3" is EMPTY
• Action: Edit Issue
  • Field = Program Incrementor
    • Value = {{fieldChange.fromstring}}
• Action: Send Email
  • To = Initiator
  • Subject/Content = Explain why the edit was reversed/rejected

^ I added the email action so a user whose modification is reversed knows why :)

Ste

[Jim Smith]

@Ste Wright Thank you! that actually will work quite well!