Use cases

The list below contains some use cases that can be realized using JWT for Jira Cloud.

Make sure to come by once in a while since the number of use cases will grow over time.

Use cases by workflow function

• Conditions and validators

• Post functions

📚 Use cases library

Use case Workflow function
Block a transition based on the day of the week

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Create a sub-task for each user selected in a User Picker field

Create issue

Alert the assignee of important issues

Add comment

Create two sub-tasks when a user story is being approved

Create issue

Check whether an attachment was added during the transition.

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Evaluate worklogs in sub-tasks

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Set User Picker field with users from group

Execute remote action

Add formatted comments automatically

Add comment

Set the due date based on the priority

Update fields

Create a comment on an external Jira ticket

Execute remote action

Create an external project for a new employee during an onboarding process

Execute remote action

Keep developers informed about new software requirements

Add or remove watchers

Notify the parent issue watchers about new sub-tasks

Add or remove watchers

Obtain the difference between two dates

Update fields

Assign an issue to the user who last commented on it

Update fields

Add three days skipping weekends automatically to a Date Picker

Update fields

Send email to the project lead for a system managed in Jira Service Management Assets

Send email

Create an issue with a summary to check for attachment type

Create issue

Resolution must be empty

Fields required

Fields required or changed

Keep parent's priority in sync

Update fields

Add request participants

Execute remote action

Set the assignee based on the issue type

Update fields

Create IT tasks and add watchers for onboarding

Execute sequence of actions

Create a sub-task mentioning the assignee when a high priority task is ready for review

Create issue

Read the information from a Trello card

Execute remote action

Automatically log work on a Jira issue

Execute remote action

Current user must be reporter

Compare two values condition

Compare two values validator

Check if an attachment was added recently

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Start progress on the parent issue

Transition issue

Create a simple sub-task

Create issue

Add a comment with links to attachments that were just added

Add comment

Set the fix version to affects version when resolving an issue

Update fields

Fast-track transition issues assigned to the project lead

Transition issue

Make a field required only for stories

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Keep the project lead informed of any new issues

Add or remove watchers

Push status updates to the linked Epic

Add comment

Automatically link an issue to an external one

Execute remote action

Check for at least one component

Fields required

Fields required or changed

Block a transition if some issues under an epic are not in a certain status

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Create multiple sub-tasks with different summaries and descriptions

Create issue

Retrieve the assets of an issue in Jira cloud

Execute remote action

Automatically create a version when starting the release

Execute remote action

Use the app user to update non-editable fields

Update fields

Automatically add incident reporters to problem tickets

Update fields

Start progress on an issue immediately after creation

Transition issue

Copy labels of a sub-task to the parent issue upon closing

Update fields

Create a sub-task for high priority issues

Create issue

Block a transition if a predefined field value has not been changed

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Update fields

Block a transition based on issue links

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Validate worklogs

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Create a personal space for a new employee

Execute remote action

Check current issue status

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Assign an issue to the project lead, if the issue is unassigned on creation

Update fields

Create a new employee account during an onboarding process

Execute remote action

Alert the assignee of an important issue

Send email

Evaluate the Parent field

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Send email after transitioning to specific status

Send email

Add watchers from another field

Update fields

Transition issue

Add a sub-task's summary and key to the description of its parent

Update fields

Set a date field to a future date

Update fields

Escalate an issue if it is being raised with a "Blocker" priority

Transition issue

Update the sub-task's assignees by the current issue's value

Update linked issue or sub-task

Validate an issue only if a comment is written during the transition

Jira expression validator

Get Hubspot contact information

Execute remote action

Automate sub-task creation with controlled sequence

Execute sequence of actions

Record an auditable timestamp of a Compliance Approval

Update fields

Push status updates to the parent

Add comment

Create a sub-task linked to issues with a specific priority

Create issue

Block a transition if the type of the attached files is incorrect

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Delete watchers from rejected incidents

Add or remove watchers

Due date must be in the future

Compare two values condition

Compare two values validator

Make a fix version required and add a comment

Fields required or changed

Add a comment when rejecting an issue

Add comment

Notify the reporter of an issue about its status by a Telegram message

Execute remote action

Create a sub-task for each component

Create issue

Make the assignee required

Fields required

Fields required or changed

Automating annual access review for company software in assets

Create issue

Create a story in an Epic

Create issue

Make values required in a Select List (cascading) field

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Block a transition based on sprint information

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Link issue to issue mentioned in its description

Execute remote action

Transition parent issue to another status

Transition issue

Translate the description

Execute remote action

Notify the support team about internally found bugs / problems

Add or remove watchers

Issue must have at least two attachments

Compare two values condition

Compare two values validator

Create an issue in the current project

Create issue

Alert the reporter

Add comment

Set the fix version from the current sub-task for all sibling sub-tasks

Update linked issue or sub-task

Copy field values from epic to issues under it after creation

Update fields Transition issue

Set the assignee of an external issue same as the transitioned issue

Execute remote action

Inform the project manager about an added attachment

Send email

Selectively copying attachments using filename-based regular expression when created a new issue

Create issue

Check the number of times that a field has changed

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Check parent issue type

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Transition an external Jira ticket based on the linked internal one

Execute remote action

Set a date field to the current date

Update fields

Evaluate custom fields

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Evaluate the user

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Link a Jira issue with the corresponding release ticket

Execute remote action

Auto-transition when related issues are in a specific status

Transition issue

Assign important issues to the project lead

Update fields

Create an overview page for a software release

Execute remote action

Check for unresolved sub-tasks

Jira expression condition

Jira expression validator

Copy the due date from the current issue to blocking issues

Update linked issue or sub-task

Set the priority to Highest if the 'Infrastructure' component is selected

Update fields

Background priority calculation

Update fields

Provide information to the onboarding team about new issues created by team members

Add or remove watchers