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Copy an excerpt of an issue field.



In this documentation and the post function configuration you will notice the symbol ( * ) next to some parameters, it means that this field is mandatory and shall not be left empty. Fields without the symbol are optional.

Basic configuration*

Below you will find a detailed description of each parameter of the basic configuration of the function.

Source field*

Select the field to get the value from (e.g., summary, assignee).

Target field*

Select the field the value will be copied to (e.g., new comment, reporter).


Excerpt configuration*

Leading delimiter*

Choose the type of the delimiter for the plain text you will enter next. The following options are available:

  • Text (case sensitive)
  • Text (ignoring case)
  • Regular expression (case sensitive)
  • Regular expression (ignoring case)

Expression

Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values.

Excerpt pattern*

Select how the value between the delimiters should be processed. The following options are available:

  • None (copy whole text between the delimiters)
  • Number
  • URL
  • Email
  • Date and time
  • Regular expression (case sensitive)
  • Regular expression (ignoring case)

Regular expression*

Enter plain text and optionally use field codes to insert field values. The expression must be a valid regular expression.

Multiple pattern matching*

Select which value should be processed in case of multiple pattern matching. The following options are available:

  • First
  • Last
  • All

Trailing delimiter*

Choose the type of delimiter to be drawn along. The following options are available:

  • Text (case sensitive)
  • Text (ignoring case)
  • Regular expression (case sensitive)
  • Regular expression (ignoring case)


You have the following options:

  • Update issue immediately - Each field update results in a dedicated "Issue Updated" event and issue history entry
  • Write protection - Do not overwrite existing values
  • Include leading delimiter - Include it to the output
  • Include trailing delimiter - Include it to the output


Enter a condition (Logical / boolean condition) using the JWT expression parser - full feature list syntax.

You can even logically link and gather conditions in expressions as you like in order to map more complex conditions.

The post function will only be executed if the condition is met (returns true).



Choose which user* will be used to execute this post function. By default it is set to the Current user.