I would like to automate filling in a custom field which has a drop-down list of allowed entries.

[Cristin Williams]

We have a rule in place to create Jiras when certain conditions are met. I would like to add a rule to automatically fill in one of the custom fields which has a drop-down list of allowed values.

What I have so far:
1. Action to create smart variable from a specific part of the issue.summary string.

2. Conditional rule to check whether a certain string is found in the issue.summary

=> If condition is met, default my custom field to a specific value from the drop-down. 

3. For the "Else" condition, I want to compare the value of my smart variable to the drop-down list for that field. 

=> If this condition is met, default custom field to matching value.

=> else, leave field blank.

The first 2 parts (create smart variable & set condition to choose a specific value) seem straightforward. But I'm not clear how to compare my smart variable to the drop-down list. Can someone supply recommendations, or am I on the wrong path here? Am I going to have to replicate my drop-down list in JSON?

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Cristin Williams -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Just to confirm, are you trying to...Compare something in the trigger issue to a list of allowable values, which is already used in a selection field?

If so, you have a couple of options:

1. hard-code the values in the rule to compare (with conditions, a lookup table, etc.), or
2. call the REST API functions to get the possible values for comparison.

You may want to try option #1 initially to confirm the values from the Summary extraction and selection field match as expected.

And something I just noticed...When using things like Create Variable, Lookup Table, and Advanced Branches, it is a good idea to use names which are unique and cannot be confused with a smart value (e.g., Model and model).  I like to add a prefix to avoid smart value collisions, such as varModel.

Kind regards,
Bill

[Cristin Williams]

Hi @Bill Sheboy. Yes, correct. I want to compare the value of the smart variable created in my first action to the list already available in a selectionfield.

It's quite a long list, which is why I wasn't in a hurry to have to hard code it as a table if avoidable. I could hard-code a few options as as a test. I haven't gotten into REST API functions, so will go learn more about that option.