要約

This article describes how to create an Automation Rule using the Lookup Issues action available in Automation for Jira from the version 9.0.1, which will perform the following actions:

• Calculate the number of sub-tasks that belong to a Jira issue
• Add this value to a number field in the issue

環境

• Jira Data Center Only (This article does not apply to Jira Server licenses)
• Applicable Jira / A4J (Automation for Jira) versions:
  • Jira 9.11.0 and any higher version (this Jira version ships with A4J 9.0.1)
  • OR Jira 8.20.0 and any higher version, in combination with A4J 9.0.1

ソリューション

Preliminary step

Create a new custom field of number type via the page ⚙ > Issues > Custom Fields.

ルール構成

The rule can be configured as follows:

• Trigger: "Scheduled", with the parameters below:
  • Rate: every 10min
  • JQL: copy the JQL used by the gadget filter
  • Untick the option Only include issues that have changed since the last time this rule executed
• Action: "Lookup Issues", with the parameter below:
  • JQL:

    parent = {{triggerIssue.key}}

• Action: "Edit Issue", with the parameters below:
  • Select the Custom Number Field in the list of fields to edit
  • Copy the syntax below:
    

    {{lookupIssues.size}}

Screenshot showing the rule