A comma-separated list of user names of current watchers of the issue.
Output data type
Example output
username1, username2, username3
Write
Additional information for writing values
Sets watchers of an issue. Can be used to add or remove watchers to linked issues, sub-tasks or issues returned by JQL, but requires to use operator '+' and '-'. Also can be used to copy watchers between issues.
Allowed input
comma separated list of user names, group names or project roles names.
Allowed input
Example input
Albert, Richard, John
+ Developers, Administrators
- Testers, Administrators, + Albert, Richard
Prefixes + and - can be used to add or remove single users or set of users.
Albert, Richard, John : sets 3 users as watchers replacing current ones.
+ Developers, Administrators : adds every user in project roles or groups Developers and Administrators to current watchers.
- Testers, Administrators, + Albert, Richard : removes users in project roles or groups Testers and Administrators and adds users Albert and Richard as watchers.
To learn more about this writable field, check the following use cases:
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