How can I add alternatives to the User dropdown list?

[Daniel.Adersteg]

I want to create an automation with a user condition. See below:

I want the condition to check if Reporter = Approver. I am, however, not sure how to add alternatives to the drop down list. The dropdown list seems to be a mix between standard values and manually added value, but I tried to create a value and it does not show up (It is a People-Field) 

This is how the dropdown look  

I do not need a manually created value if I can access the "official" Approvers  field but none of the alternatives in the list seemed to work.  

Anyone have an idea what the problem might be here?

[Alex van Vucht (GLiNTECH)]

If an issue is pending approval, then the special "Approvals" field tells you who can approve a request.

If you retrieve an issue via the REST API, as suggested by https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/find-the-smart-value-for-a-field/ the Approvals field looks like this:

 "customfield_10100": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "name": "Waiting for approval",
        "finalDecision": "pending",
        "canAnswerApproval": false,
        "approvers": ["approver":jiraUser,"approvalDecision":"pending"],
        "createdDate": {
          "iso8601": "2021-06-07T12:41:16+1000",
          "jira": "2021-06-06T21:41:16.299-0500",
          "friendly": "Monday 12:41 PM",
          "epochMillis": 1623033676299
        },
        "_links": {
          "self": "https://are-media.atlassian.net/rest/servicedeskapi/request/43862/approval/1"
        }
      }
    ],

Try an advanced compare condition like:

First value: {{#issue.Approvals}}{{if(equals(finalDecision,"pending"),approvers)}}{{/}}

contains

Second value: {{issue.reporter}}

[Daniel.Adersteg]

Hi @Alex van Vucht (GLiNTECH) 

Thank you for the response.

I got a this error when I tried to publish the rule 

Error parsing template: Failed to close 'issue.Approvals' tag

[Daniel.Adersteg]

I removed the # and then I was able to publish it, but I got this error message when I tested the rule 

Action details:

Advanced compare condition

Error rendering smart-values when executing this rule:Failed to get value for if(equals(finalDecision,"pending"),approvers){{/

[Alex van Vucht (GLiNTECH)]

@Daniel.AderstegThis is a tricky expression and I made a syntax error in not closing the braces on the if statement. I've corrected the statement above, and made bold where I did the error. Spend enough time staring at Smart Values and your eyes go a little cross-eyed, but it's better than the alternative!