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Supported list types

Number list

This function returns the number of elements in a number list.

Syntax
count(numberList) #Output: Number
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
count([1, 1, 2, 2])

This example returns

4

count(subtasks()) - count(fieldValue({00012}, subtasks()))

This example returns the number of sub-tasks with an empty "Due Date".

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
numberList

NUMBER LIST

Any given number list.
Output

This function returns a NUMBER


This variant counts how often a given number appears in a number list.

Syntax
count(number, numberList) #Output: Number
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
count(1, [1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 0]

This example returns 

3

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
number

NUMBER

Any given number.
numberList

NUMBER LIST

Any given number list.
Output

This function returns a NUMBER


Text list

This function returns the number of elements in a text list.

Syntax
count(textList) #Output: Number
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
count(["blue", "red", "blue", "black"])

This example returns

4 

count(distinct(fieldValue(%{00094}, subtasks())))

This example returns the number of components selected among all sub-tasks.

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
textList

TEXT LIST

Any given text list.
Output

This function returns a NUMBER


This variant counts how often a given text appears in a text list.

Syntax
count(text, textList) #Output: Number
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
count("blue", ["blue", "blue", "red", "red", "blue", "green"])

This example returns 

3

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
text

TEXT

Any given text.
textList

TEXT LIST

Any given text list.
Output

This function returns a NUMBER


Issue list

This functions returns the number of elements in a given issue list.

Syntax
count(issueList) #Output: Number
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
count(subtasks())

This example returns the number of all subtasks.

To achieve this, the following function is used:

count(filterByIssueType(subtasks(), "Technical task"))

This example returns the number of all subtasks that are Technical tasks.

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

count(linkedIssues("is blocked by"))

This example returns the number of all linked blocking issues.

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

count(filterByResolution(linkedIssues("is blocked by"), ""))

This example returns the number of unresolved blocking issues.

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
issueList

ISSUE LIST

Any given issue list. Usually this value is retrieved from a function (e.g. linkedIssues() or subtasks()).
Output

This function returns a NUMBER


Use cases and examples

Use caseJWT featureWorkflow functionField typeAutomated actionParser functions
Prevent a transition depending of the number of components

Logical validator

Logical condition

  numberOfSelectedItems()
Number of issues in the same version

 Number 

count()

issuesFromJQL()

Block a transition until all sub-tasks have certain fields populated

Logical validator

Logical condition

  

count()

filterByPredicate()

subtasks()

Validate only issue links created in transition screen

Logical validator  

count()

transitionLinkedIssues()

filterByProject()

filterByIssueType()

Close epic when stories are done

  Transition issue action

count()

filterByStatus()

issuesUnderEpic()

Automatically close parent when all sub-tasks are done

  Transition issue action

count()

filterByStatus()

siblingSubtasks()

Create several issues combining fields

Create issue

  nthElement() toStringList() modulus() count() ceil()
Number of open subtasks

 Number 

count()

filterByPredicate()

subtasks()

Number of unresolved blocking issues

 Number 

count()

filterByResolution()

linkedIssues()

Number of times a resolved issue has been rejected

 Number 

count()

timesOfTransition()

Number of times a custom field has been changed

 Number 

count()

fieldChangeTimes()

Reject duplicated file names in attachments

Logical validator

Logical condition

  

count()

toStringList()

distinct()

Prevent issue creation with the same field value (Boolean)

Logical validator

Validation based on JQL query

  

count()

issuesFromJQL()

Ensure that all issues linked with a certain issue link type have "Due Date" field set

Logical validator

Logical condition

  

count()

linkedIssues()

fieldValue()

Block an Epic's transition until all the issues under that Epic are resolved

Logical validator

Logical condition

  

count()

issuesUnderEpic()

filterByResolution()

Block an Epic's transition depending on linked issues status and due date

Logical validator

Logical condition

  

count()

filterByPredicate()

linkedIssues()