Jira Automation

STAGIL Advanced Links in Jira Cloud are often assigned custom field properties and functionality which are not exact. Thus, common Automation field-based triggers and actions are not applicable. However, storing data in issue properties enables Advanced Links to be used with a Jira Automation action Set Entity Property. By using smart values it enables us to add key/value to an issue or, in our case, add new links to our Advanced Link field.

Add new Advanced Link

Go to Automation Rules → Create rule.
Select and configure trigger requirements → Save.
Select New component → New action → Set entity property.
Select “Issue” in the Entity type field.
Enter Advanced Link description according to the example:
assetlink_inward_4942, where:
assetlink_ is a fixed value
inward_ is the direction of the Advanced Link field to which it is required to link new relations
4942 is the Advanced Link field’s ID number. To see the ID number go to Manage Apps → Advanced Links. Hover over the Advanced Link → find a URL in the lower left corner of the page with an ID number e.g. https://apps.stagil.com/sajc/relation/4942/outward
Enter Property value.
1. To add more Advanced Links to the existing use:
```
{
"add": ["EIP-3", "EIP-4"]
}
```
2. To set new Advanced Links instead of existing use:
```
{
"set": ["EIP-3", "EIP-4"]
}
```
3. To link issues that are mentioned in the comment by issue key use
```
{
"add": ["{{comment.body}}"]
}
```
  ^{It is important to make sure that the issue key remains in the text format. If the issue key is saved as an issue link, the automation rule will not be triggered.}