Set "Story Points" on Create Issue with Jira Automation

[Sarah Baker]

We have a few recurring tasks that we'd like to complete each Sprint, and it'd be great to assign Story Points automatically. I've found the options within automation, but I get an error when the rule runs - can anyone help?

Here is the rule:

Here is the Story Points section of the rule:

Here is the created issue:

Here is the error from the automation audit log:

Here is the field configuration from the project:

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Sarah Baker 

Are you working with issues in a Company Managed project or a Team Managed project?

In working with a Company Managed project, I find I get that error when the Story Points field is not included in the Create Issue screen in the screen scheme for the project. If I add the Story Points field to the Create Issue screen, then the field is set properly and I don't get an error.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Sarah Baker 

Yes, and...to what Trudy suggests: the Story Points field is used for Company-Managed projects.  For a Team-Managed project, please use the Story Point Estimate field.

Best regards,

Bill

[Sarah Baker]

Hi @Trudy Claspill thank you so much for your suggestion. Sadly, the 'story points' field is already available on the 'create issue' screen as per below:

@Bill Sheboy (and Trudy), to confirm, this is a Company Managed Project, so Story Points is the required field (and not Story Point Estimate) - but thanks for the pointer!

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Sarah Baker 

Just a hunch here: during your task create in the rule, are you using the field drop-down to set field values *and* using the More Options with JSON, as that is what your image appears to show.

If you are not using the More Options, please clear that out (setting it back to the default), collapse the More Options section, and then try it again.

__Bill

[Sarah Baker]

Hi @Bill Sheboy 

I am using 'more options', but not for story points - the additional fields box has been used to add the newly created issue to the sprint that's just been created and triggered the rule:

[Fabian Lim]

Hi Sarah,

I'm actually getting the same error.  You may want to contact the atlassian support team.  If you have multiple stories/tasks you will have to create multiple automation rules which is going to be painful.  

I recommend using the csv import instead where you can add the summary of the tasks, description, type, story points and the corresponding sprint #. 

• Data Center Link: https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/importing-data-from-csv-938847533.html
• Cloud Link: https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/import-data-from-a-csv-file/ (looks like you have to be an admin)

[Sarah Baker]

Hi @Fabian Lim - thankfully we don't have too many recurring tasks, so I'll only need to set up three or four rules, I should think, but I'll certainly check out these links as you never know when something like this might come in handy!