Jira Structure - Identify if last user to edit a field is in a specific user group

[larry joseph]

Hi,

I would like to know if someone in the Developers user group was the last person to edit a field.  I am able to write a formula to determine who last edited the field.  There is a JQL function to determine if a user is part of a group.  I would like to do something like:

with theAuthor = history.changes
.FILTER($.field = “Resolution Summary”).last().changeGroup.author:

If JQL {theAuthor in membersof('dev_org')} : "Yes"

But, the JQL function doesn't allow variables.  I do not see any Structure functions to check the user groups.  Any suggestions how I can do ?

[Stepan Kholodov (Tempo) · Accepted solution]

Hello @larry joseph 

/It is not possible without implementing changes in your Jira setup. For two main reasons:

- Structure doesn't have access to user groups, and the membership of users can only be checked by using the JQL{} function. The check can only be done for user-picker fields, i.e. the user should be stated in a field in an issue. It can't work for users extracted from worklogs.

- The JQL{} function can't be dynamic, it has to be defined the same way as any JQL query in Jira.

I hope this helps. If you have more questions about Structure - you're always welcome to reach out to us directly at our support portal.

Best regards,
Stepan
Tempo (the Structure app vendor)