Help writing a "linked assets" query that will match multiple assets

[Brian Johnson]

Hi there,

I'm new to Jira so please be gentle :-)

In my asset inventory I have many systems that have "NUC" in the name - like NUC01, NUC02, NUC03, etc.  I'm trying to create an automated rule that will generate a Jira ticket every month and automatically link to ALL of these NUCs.  

If I do something like "Name LIKE "NUC05," the ticket is generated and linked to asset NUC05.  Wonderful!

However, I can't figure out how to make the ticket link to ALL the NUC boxes.  I've tried:

* Name LIKE "NUC"

* Name LIKE "NUC*"
* Name ~ "NUC*"

....and every other tip I can find on other blogs/forums, but they don't work!  I'll either get a ticket with no assets, or a ticket with just one asset, like NUC01.

It doesn't help that the "validate syntax" button gives me an error no matter WHAT I put in the field.

Thanks,
Brian

[Tessa Tuteleers]

HI @Brian Johnson , 

Welcome to the community! 

Let's break it down into pieces: 

1. Does your AQL query work?
   You can test this easily in your CMDB scheme -> Filter -> advanced AQL itself. If you get multiple results there, then step 1 is complete.
2. Does your custom field support multiple values and is the scope correct? 
   You can test this in Jira. Try to add the 5 NUC objects manually in the field. If it works, then this step is complete. Otherwise, check you CF asset context
3. Are you adding the objects correctly in the field using automation?
   Add the AQL from step 1 in the custom field during your create or edit action.
   -> I get the error as well, but it does work in my try, so just ignore that. 

Please let me know in which step you have trouble and share your results if possible with sccreenshots. 

[Brian Johnson]

Hi Tessa,

Thanks so much for your reply.

1. I'm embarrassed but I'm not exactly sure where you want me to navigate on this one.  Is it the Assets area and then the search in the upper right?

2. In my rule I'm trying to automate, I only see the option to edit the Linked Assets field with a query - not sure how to add several assets individually?

3.  Ah shoot, I think in this step you are talking about what I just showed in step 2.

But maybe these screenshots will help you see just how far off I likely am :-)

Thanks,

Brian