make an action only if the lookup issue does not return any results

[Mélanie Liguet]

Hi, 

I want to make an automation that edits the linked issue to done if and only if all the issues linked by the "requires" relation are done

So, in automation, I made a lookupissue with this query 

issue in linkedIssues("{{parentBundle}}", requires) ans status != done

then, i try to analyse the smartvalue.
I tests with 

{{lookupObjects.isEmpty}} = true

{{lookupObjects.size}} = null, 

{{lookupObjects.size}} = 0...

but nothing works

Is it possible to make an action only if the lookup issue does not return any results?

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Mélanie Liguet 

To check the count of issues returned by a Lookup Issues action you need to use the smart value

{{lookupIssues.size}}

However, it is not clear to me that you have a valid JQL for the Lookup Issues action within the branch. Can you share the details of the For Each Smart Value step. And what is the purpose/use for the Variable you are creating named parentBundleKey?

[Mélanie Liguet]

Hi, 

This isn't easy to explain.

I have cards at the subtask level, but they are linked by "requires" links in one direction and "is reqired by" links in the other. This allows me to simulate an additional hierarchical level.

If a card is set to done, I check if it has an "is required by" link to find the subtask to which it is attached. This is the issue key that I store in the "parentbundlekey" variable.

Then I use this variable to analyze all the cards linked by the "requires" link.

If all the attached cards are done, then I must set "parentbundlekey" to done.

[Trudy Claspill]

If you change the comparison for the lookup issues result as I recommended does your rule work as you intend?

[Mélanie Liguet]

Thank you for your help.
I felt like I was close. It works.
Thank you.

[Trudy Claspill]

I'm glad I could help!

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