Is it possible to use nested Smart Values?

[Sean Dooley]

I can't seem to find a way to use a variable inside a smart value. For example:

{{ now.withMinute( {{originalMinutes}} ) }}

...where {{originalMinutes}} is declared earlier in the automation as a math function:

{{#=}} {{issue.customfield_10030.toStartOfDay.diff(issue.customfield_10030).minutes}} - ({{originalHours}} * 60) {{/}}

I'm trying to update a datetime value to a new date, while retaining the time. So far I have all the pieces, but when I go to put them together, they require nesting of some sort, which appears unsupported.

One way around this would be if I could pull the hour, minute, and second attributes directly from the original datetime, but that also appears unsupported (or at least poorly documented).

[Ignas Selvestravičius · Accepted solution]

Atlassian shared with me the solution.

So it is possible to do nesting with variables. Here is how:

1. Create a variable varTemp to hold the value "originalMinutes"

2. Then use the variable like this:

   {{now.withMinute(varTemp)}}

   Note that you don't need the braces inside the brackets.

Below is my automation which might give you a better understanding. My case: add business days to get Due date to create issues every month with new Due dates.

[Darryl Lee]

Don't you wish we could upvote Automation feature requests:

Possibility to nest smart values in Automation: 

https://codebarrel.atlassian.net/browse/AUT-2086

[John Funk]

Hey Sean - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Take a look at this previous post:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-questions/Is-there-a-way-to-concatenate-or-nest-smart-values/qaq-p/1374187