How to update Asset type field using Jira automation and smart values

[Danilo Simic]

Hello,

I have setup an automation rule which looks up some objects and then updates 2 text fields with attributes from that object (always finds 1 object).

Now I want to improve the rule so that I can also show which object it found by adding the object to an Asset type field. 

I am having trouble updating this. The rule always finds the correct object but when I try to update the Asset field using smart values I get this error:

AD-13 (data was not an array (Test Asset))

"Test Asset" is the name of the field that I am trying to update.

The smart value used is this one:

{{lookupObjects.id}}

I have also tried {{lookupObjects}} but got same error.

Using the log option, I get the correct ID/Name of the object.

I have an Edit issue component with the following:

{
"fields": {
"customfield_10243": "{{lookupObjects.id}}"
}
}

Like mentioned above, I also tried {{lookupObjects}} but got the same error.

[Vijay Dadi · Accepted solution]

https://confluence.atlassian.com.mcas.ms/jirakb/how-to-set-the-affected-services-field-from-referenced-services-on-an-assets-object-attribute-via-automation-for-assets-1155140676.html

This document provides required details for updating asset objects.

[Danilo Simic]

A solution that I found but that I do not like (I would like to use the Advanced option of the Edit Issue component to update multiple fields at the same time) is to have a separate Edit Issue component for this 1 field and then add this:

objectid = {{lookupObjects.id}}

This works fine. 

If anyone knows how to use the Advanced option to update this that would be great.