Automation

[Gregory BENARD]

Hello,

I create an Automation in which I fill the Description if it's empty before create an issue on which I use this field value but it seems that the rule process the creation before ending the update of the field in the original request.

the log :  

Is it possible to wait the effective update of the field or to execute a "commit" ?

Thanks

[Mathew Lederman · Accepted solution]

Hi @Gregory BENARD,

If I'm understanding correctly, you will want to set the trigger to kick off when an issue is created. Then you'll check if the description is empty and if so, make your edit.

With automation you cannot take any action until the ticket is created.

[Gregory BENARD]

Thanks Matthew. @Mathew Lederman 

In fact, I run a manual rule on an issue to create another issue on another project.

For create, I need the description because this field is mandatory in the destination project.

So I check on the original issue that the description field is not empty and if not I put a default value "To be completed" before using Create Issue component in my rule.

But it seems that the Create Issue component is processed durng the modification of Description is already in progress.

[Mathew Lederman]

In that case I think you need to use the If function alongside the Create option:

• If description is empty, Create with your default description as part of the new ticket fields
• If description is not empty, Create with the description provided in the original.

[Gregory BENARD]

Thanks @Mathew Lederman In fact, Bill give the right answer by using Re-fetch data component.

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Gregory BENARD 

Automation rule logic uses the information in the trigger issue(s) from the time of the rule start.

When you update a trigger issue in the rule and want to use that update later, please add a Re-fetch Issue action after the edit.  This will reload the data before proceeding.

https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-automation-actions/#Re-fetch-issue-data

Kind regards,
Bill

[Gregory BENARD]

👍 Thanks @Bill Sheboy