previousValue()

This function returns the previous value of the given field for the current issue.

Bash

previousValue(textField) #Output: Text

Examples

Parser expression	Description
`previousValue(%{issue.summary})`	This example returns the previous summary.
`previousValue(%{issue.priority})`	This example returns the previous priority.

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`textField`	text	Any given text field code.

Output

This function returns a text

It will return null if the field was previously uninitialized.

Variant of number and date-time fields.

Bash

previousValue(numberField) #Output: Number

Examples

Parser expression	Description
`previousValue({issue.dueDate})`	This example returns the previous due date.

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`numberField`	text	Any given numeric or date-time field code.

Output

This function returns a number .

It will return null if the field was previously uninitialized.

📚 Use cases and examples

Use case	JWT feature	Workflow function	Field type	Automated action	Parser functions
Add links to the issues in a ScriptRunner Issue Picker field				Create issue link action Delete issue link action	issueKeysToIssueList() toString() toStringList() replaceAll() previousValue()
Set assignee based on a former assignee		Update or copy field values			previousValue()
Prioritize the issues globally		Update or copy field values			indexOf() previousValue() issuesFromJQL()
Create an issue with a custom summary		Create issue			previousValue()