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Workflow functions

Conditions

Function	Short description
Condition based on JQL query	Evaluate issues against the output of a JQL query.
Fields required	Check if fields are set/empty.
Condition on linked issues	Evaluate the current state (type, status, number, etc.) of issue links.
Condition on sub-tasks	Evaluate the current state (type, status, number, etc.) of sub-tasks.
Logical condition	Evaluate a logical expression that returns `true` or `false`.
Compare two values condition	Evaluate the comparison of two (field) values.

Validators

Function	Short description
Logical validator	Evaluate a logical expression that returns `true` or `false`.
Validation based on JQL query	Validate the current issue against the result of a JQL query.
Fields required or changed	Check if fields are set/empty or have/haven't changed on the transition screen.
Compare two values validator	Evaluate the comparison of two (field) values.

Post functions

Function	Short description
Update field based on rules	Update a single issue field according to a set of rules.
Send email	Send an email with custom content.
Create issue	Create one or multiple issues or sub-tasks.
Update or copy field values	Update one or multiple issue fields.
Copy field values from linked issues or subtasks	Copy the field values from one or multiple linked issues or sub-tasks. Values can also be aggregated.
Transition issue	Transition any issue to any available target status.
Create issue link	Create one or multiple issue links.
Add comment	Add a comment to an issue.

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Workflow use cases

Use case	Workflow function
All sub-tasks must be resolved	Condition on sub-tasks Validation of sub-tasks
Escalate issue to assignee's supervisor	Copy JWT user property
Prevent issue creation with the same field value	Validation based on JQL query Logical validator
Prevent setting due dates outside business hours	Logical validator Logical condition
Create sub-tasks depending on selected values in custom field	Create issue
Set issue security level depending on reporter	Update field based on rules
Format the issue's summary according to specified rules	Format field value
Ensure that an issue has at least one attachment	Logical validator Logical condition
Start Progress on parent, if sub-tasks are started	Transition issue
Triage issues created by email	Move issue
Block a transition until all sub-tasks have certain fields populated	Logical validator Logical condition
Fast-track transition issues assigned to the project lead	Transition issue
Create an issue in the current project	Create issue
Add comment when creating issues outside of business hours	Add comment

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Automation use cases

Use case	Automated action
Remind users to close inactive issues	Add comment action
Keep the status of parents and sub-tasks in sync	Transition issue action
Bulk clear the issue resolution	Update field action
Transition affected issues when releasing a version (automatically)	Transition issue action
Automatically close sub-tasks when parent is completed	Transition issue action
Automatically close parent when all sub-tasks are done	Transition issue action
Bulk edit the issue resolution	Update field action
Update assignee and reporter to facilitate user deletion	Add comment action Assign issue action Update field action

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Calculated fields use cases

Use case	Field type
Number of unresolved blocking issues	Number
Last comment, its author, and timestamp	Text
Google Maps location	Text
Predicted completion date of an epic	Date-time
Total of all story points in an epic	Number
Details of the last comment	Text
Creation date of the linked epic	Date-time
Elapsed time between creation and resolution	Number

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Calendar use cases

Use case	Workflow function
Prevent setting due dates outside business hours	Logical validator Logical condition
Add comment when creating issues outside of business hours	Add comment

Use case

Workflow function

Prevent setting due dates outside business hours

Logical validator

Logical condition

Add comment when creating issues outside of business hours

Add comment

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Expression parser functions

Function name	Short description
addDaysSkippingWeekends()	Adds or subtracts natural days (or working days) to or from any given date.
allIssuesUnder()	Returns issues located in any level under a given parent issue according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy.
count()	Returns the number of elements in a text, number or issue list.
datePart()	Returns the date part of any given timestamp.
dateTimeToString()	Returns the timestamp of any given date in text form.
dateToString()	Returns the timestamp of a date part of any given date in text form.
distinct()	Removes all duplicates from a number, text, or issue list.
fieldValue()	Returns a number or text list with field values.
filterByStatus()	Filters a given issue list by issue status.
filterByValue()	Filters a number or text list using a given comparison.
first()	Returns the first element of a number, text, or issue list.
hasChanged()	Returns true only if the field has changed in the current transition.
isInGroup()	Checks whether users are a member of a specific group.
isJwtTriggeredTransition()	Checks whether a transition was executed by a JWT post function.
issuesAbove()	Returns all issues located in any level above a given parent issue according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy.
issuesFromJQL()	Returns a list of issues returned by a specified JQL query.
issuesUnder()	Returns issues located in the level just under a given parent issue according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy.
issuesUnderEpic()	Returns all issues linked to a given epic
lastFieldChangeTime()	Returns the timestamp of the most recent value change of any given field.
linkedIssues()	Returns a list of issues linked.
max()	Returns the larger of two numeric values.
min()	Returns the smaller of two numeric values.
parent()	Returns the direct parent(s) of the given issue(s) according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy.
previousValue()	Returns the previous value of a field for the current issue.
replaceAll()	Replaces all substrings matching a regular expression with a given replacement.
round()	Returns the closest integer to the input number.
setNumber()	Creates a variable to temporarily store a number
setStringList()	Creates a variable to temporarily store a text list.
siblingIssues()	Returns all issues which are located directly under a given issue's parent according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy.
substring()	Returns a specific part of a text.
subtasks()	Returns sub-tasks of given issues.
sum()	Sums up all values in a given number list.
timeInStatus()	Returns the time the current issue has remained in a specific status.
timeInValue()	Returns the time an issue field has had a specific value.
toString()	Converts numbers and lists into plain text.
trim()	Removes leading and trailing blanks (white spaces and tabs) from a text.
usersInRole()	Returns members of a given project role.
withinCalendar()	Checks whether a timestamp falls into a time frame defined in a JWT calendar specification.

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Field codes

Field codes	Returned value
Jira base URL	Base URL of the current Jira instance
Last comment	Content of the last comment added to the issue
Temporary number	Number previously stored in the temporary field
New watchers
Temporary text	Text previously stored in the temporary field
Previous issue status	Name of the status the issue was in before the current one
New comment
Attachments	Comma-separated list of file names of all files attached to the issue
Project key	Project key of the current issue's project
Number of attachments	Number of files attached to the current issue
Number of sub-tasks	Number of sub-tasks of the current issue
Issue status	Name of the current status in Jira's default language
Attachments (only new attachments will be added)

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JQL functions

JQL function	Short description
issueSelection()	Returns issues that satisfy both a JQL query and a JWT logical expression
usersWithDateTimeProperty()	Returns users with specific date or date-time properties.
projectsWhereNumberProperty()	Returns projects with specific numeric properties.
linkedTo()	Returns issues linked to other issues satisfying a JQL subquery.

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