Copy last comment to custom field, limit to 200 Characters and add link to issue

[Susan Cain]

Hi, I was able to create a custom field to copy the last comment made on the issue to the field.  However I continue to get an error 

(Current Status can't exceed 255 characters (customfield_10183))

I am trying to limit the returned value to be the first 200 characters and return a message at the end of the text when it is over 200 characters.  

So far I only have this code.

{ "fields": { "Current Status" : "{{comment.body}}" } }

[Mikael Sandberg · Accepted solution]

Hi @Susan Cain,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

You can limit the comment by adding this to the end of it: .abbreviate(200)

This will limit it to the first 200 characters. 

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Susan Cain -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Adding to Mikael's suggestion...

Comments may contain special formatting, mentions, etc.  If you want to parse that out (such as converting mentions from ID values to display names) consider adding text conversion to your field before abbreviation.

For example:

{{comment.body.text.abbreviate(245)}}

Kind regards,
Bill

[Susan Cain · Accepted solution]

This is what I ended up with.  Thank you for your expedient assistance! 

{ "fields": { "Current Status" : "{{comment.body.abbreviate(245)}}" } }