Automation assigns to Project Lead?

[Ben Weisman]

Hello,

   Is there a way for a user select field to be assigned to the Default Project Lead via automation? I don't see an option for it.

Thanks.

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ben Weisman 

Are you asking about assigning the Project Lead to a custom user field?

If so, there is nothing out-of-the-box to do that.  Instead the rule would need to call the REST API with a web request to get the Project Lead's account ID, and then that could be assigned to the field.  Here is some info if you want to try that approach:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/Automation-for-Jira-Send-web-request-using-Jira-REST-API/ba-p/1443828

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/REST/1000.824.0/#api/2/project-getProject

Kind regards,
Bill

[Fernando Eugênio da Silva]

@Ben Weisman ,

Go to the project settings;
Click on "Details"
The last option on the screen will be "Default Assignee";
Set the value "Project lead".

Click on "SAVE CHANGES".

After that, all issues created in the project will come with the assignee (project lead)