How to use monospaced/code formatting in comment created by automation action?

[Brat]

Hello

According to linked markup help in Jira automation it's possible to use {{some text}} syntax to display text monospaced ("more formatting" --> "Code" resp. CTRL+SHIFT+M in new rich text editor).

However the double curly brackets are reserved for smart values in automation already.

How to use monospaced formatting within comments generated by automation?

Many thanks

[Zakaria Boutami · Accepted solution]

Hey Brat,

I came up with a workaound.

Create two variables:

• openingCurlyBrackets with value \{\{
• closingCurlyBrackets with value \}\}

Then you can set monospace text this way:

 {{openingCurlyBrackets.remove("\\")}}my text in monospace format{{closingCurlyBrackets.remove("\\")}} 

[Brat]

Cool, this really works! Many thanks Zakaria!

[Adam]

thank you, this is so lame...

I went for this variation, create four variables:

• codeOpenRaw with value \{\{
• codeCloseRaw with value \}\}
• codeOpen with value {{codeOpenRaw.remove("\\")}}
• codeClose with value {{codeCloseRaw.remove("\\")}}

Then use it as {{codeOpen}}my text in monospace format{{codeClose}} 

this is so lame (it really is)

[Hcohen]

If you need to use this in multiple words it's a little lengthier but this is what I did:

Set project-level entity properties for the four variables above in a one-time rule (pick a random issue and run a manual or scheduled trigger).

Use it as {{project.properties.codeOpen}}my text in monospace format{{project.properties.codeClose}} in any rule you want!

[Ignacio]

Hi Brat!
You should open the smart value with a backslash
For example:

\{\{monospace\}\}

[Brat]

Hey Ignacio

Many thanks for your response. Unfortunately it didn't work in my rule:

This...

...becomes...

Do you see what I'm doing wrong?

[Zakaria Boutami]

I'm experiencing the same issue..