Advanced Branching through lookupObjects just repeats last object.

[Erin Blomert]

Hi there,

I am having a heck of a time with what seems to be a simple and straightfoward automation.

First, I use Lookup Objects to get my list of objects I wish to operate on.  This is working well!  I am able to log both the size of the returned list and the names of the objects accurately.

Next, I want to iterate through the objects - I copied the instructions from here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/update-insight-object-status-to-expired-using-automation-1072219008.html 

Once there, I tried to a) Log the Name and b)Send myself an email with the object name.

Seems straightforward!  However, the logs only record the last item 1x (Certificate 3, as shown in the log above.  And I get 3 emails - but they are all the same and only say "Certificate 3".  It's as though it is not iterating through the objects at all and just choosing the latest one every time.

(interestingly, if I place {{#lookupObjects}} {{Name}} {{/}} in the email body that coming from inside the branch, it still sends me all 3 values there)

Any suggestions? I had tried a lot of convoluted ideas and in the end, brought it back to the basics to try and solve from here.  

I also read through these but didn't find anything I was able to use...

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-Server-questions/How-can-I-use-Advanced-Branching-in-Automation-for-unique/qaq-p/1909075

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Automation-questions/How-to-iterate-over-a-created-variable/qaq-p/2069507

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Erin Blomert 

There is a open defect created today (12 October 2022) for this symptom.  It impacts advanced branching for Lookup Objects, Lookup Issues, and smart value expressions creating lists.

Please watch/mark as impacted here to see progress: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/AUTO-179

Kind regards,
Bill

[Erin Blomert]

Thanks Bill!  Good to know it's not an issue with my process and I can stop making myself crazy over it...