Automation Smart Values
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This page explains how to use the Issue Picker custom field in Jira Automation and reference Single and Multi Issue Picker fields with Smart Values.
Single Issue Picker
The Single Issue Picker field allows you to select one issue. Here’s how to retrieve the issue and its details.
Retrieve the Issue
To get the issue in the Single Issue Picker custom field, use the following Smart Value:
{{issue.customfield_<customfield_id>}}Example Output:
The field value will return the following object:
{
"id": 1000,
"key": "PROJ-123",
"summary": "Mock summary"
}Retrieve the Issue Key
To get the issue key from the field value, use this Smart Value:
{{issue.customfield_<customfield_id>.key}}Example Output:
The field value will return the following object:
"PROJ-123"
Multi Issue Picker
The Multi Issue Picker field allows you to select multiple issues. Here’s how to work with the list of issues.
Retrieve the List of Issues
To get a list of issues in the Multi Issue Picker custom field, use the following Smart Value:
{{issue.customfield_<customfield_id>.issues}}Example Output:
The field value will return the following object:
{
"issues": [
{
"id": 1000,
"key": "PROJ-123",
"summary": "Mock summary"
},
{
"id": 1001,
"key": "PROJ-124",
"summary": "Mock summary 2"
}
]
}Retrieve the Issue Keys
To get the issue keys from the field value, use this Smart Value:
{{issue.customfield_<customfield_id>.issues.key}}Example Output:
The field value will return the following object:
["PROJ-123", "PROJ-124"]Notes
Replace
<customfield_id>with the actual ID of the custom field for your IssuePicker.The Single Issue Picker returns a single issue object, whereas the Multi Issue Picker returns a list of issue objects.
For additional information on Smart Values, refer to the Jira Automation documentation.