Display additional details of the issue creator

Use case

This calculated field returns the issue creator's full name, username and email address


⚒️ Configuration

Create a new Calculated Text Field (by JWT) custom field and name it properly.

Providing a description will help you to identify what the custom field does but this step is optional

Parsing mode

Select Advanced text as parsing mode.

Parser expression

Add the following expression:

Bash
%{issue.creator.displayName} + " (" + %{issue.creator} + " - " + %{issue.creator.email} + ")"
# Example output:
# Alana Grant (agrant - agrant@example.com)

Add the field to the relevant view screens.

Remember: All calculated fields are read-only and cannot be manually updated on a create or edit screen.

Check the results

Once configured and added to an issue screen, the result will look like this:

DisplayAdditionalDetailsOfTheIssueCreator1.png

DisplayAdditionalDetailsOfTheIssueCreator2.png


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