Update fields based on rules

This post function can be used to update a single issue field according to a set of rules.

Configuration

Select the field to be checked against in a text comparison or regular expression rules.

Select the field to be updated.

The first rule matching the given expression will update this field.

Define the rules for updating the target field and the corresponding target field values.

Rule	Source field value	Target field value	Additional option
Text comparison	Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values.	Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values. You can use both basic and advanced text parsing mode.
Logical expression	Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values.	Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values. You can use both basic and advanced text parsing mode.
Regular expression	Enter a valid regular expression and optionally use field codes to insert field values. This expression will then be evaluated against the selected source field.	Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values. You can use both basic and advanced text parsing mode.	You have the option Ignore case (search will be executed case insensitive).

You can try your expressions by clicking the run button on the top right of the expression box.

Option	Description
Write protection	Do not overwrite the target field if it is already set.
Evaluate all rules	Do not stop rule evaluation at the first match. Only applicable for multi-valued or temporary target fields.
Update issue immediately	The field update results in a dedicated "Issue Updated" event and issue history entry.

You can optionally specify a logical expression to define the circumstances (or conditions) under which the post function should be executed.

The result of the logical expression must return a boolean value of either:

Using the conditional operator, even complex or multi-layered conditions can be constructed.

Make sure to learn more about defining logical expressions and browse through the various examples here: Logical mode

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