Variables are placeholders for field values that are fetched from the system when the issue is created. Variables are used to store information that is not known at the time the issue is created, such as the current user's name or the current date and time.
Variables can be used in default values configuration. See more here.
Currently, variables are supported for the following fields:
Summary
Text field (single-line)
Description
Environment
Paragraph (multi-line text).
List of supported variables
Variable | Description | Value example | Context |
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$CURRENT_USER_ACCOUNT_ID | Account ID of the currently logged in user | 562658:342fc226-3c34 |
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$CURRENT_USER_NAME | Name of the currently logged in user | Tom West |
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$PROJECT_KEY | Key of the project | DEV |
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$PROJECT_NAME | Name of the project | Development |
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$PROJECT_LEAD_NAME | Name of the project lead | Tom West |
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$PROJECT_LEAD_ACCOUNT_ID | Account ID of the lead of the project | 562658:342fc226-3c34 |
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$TODAY | Current date | 16.09.22 |
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$CURRENT_TIME | Current Time | 01:16 |
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$TOMORROW | Tomorrow | 17.09.22 |
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$NEXT_WEEK | Next week (current day + 7 days) | Today: Next week: |
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$WEEK_OF_YEAR | Current week’s number | 37 |
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$PARENT_KEY | Key of the parent issue | subtask templates only | |
$PARENT_SUMMARY | Summary of the parent issue | New feature request | subtask templates only |
$PARENT_ISSUETYPE | Issue type of the parent issue | Task | subtask templates only |
$PARENT_STATUS | Status of the parent issue | Done | subtask templates only |
$PARENT_PRIORITY | Priority of the parent issue | Medium | subtask templates only |
$PARENT_DUE_DATE | Due date of the parent issue | 2020-01-31 | subtask templates only |
$PARENT_CUSTOMFIELD | Value of any custom field of the parent issue. Pattern to use it : $PARENT_CUSTOMFIELD_ID | any value | subtask templates only |