How to get the link from development section in Jira issue?

[Daniil Tkach]

We have added the Jira App for integration with Azure DevOps (official) and now we can see linked pull requests in the Jira issue. Is it possible to access this link from Jira automation (rules) for sending the message with direct link somewhere? Does that App creates custom field which can be used?

[Pablo Vergara]

Hi @Daniil Tkach !

From my understanding, even when you link a pull request using the Azure DevOps + Jira integration and the PR info appears in the Development panel of the issue view, Jira does not expose this information (PR URLs, repo names, etc.) as smart values usable in Automation rules.

Also, the Development panel is not backed by a custom field that you can read from automation, either. Even with the {{issue.development}} smart value or {{issue.properties}}, this data is not available using Jira automation.

Thinking about a workaround, you might try setting some kind of webhook-based integration (from the Azure DevOps side) with a service hook that:

• Listens for PR events (for example, PR created or completed).
• Sends the PR link to Jira via the Jira REST API or a webhook automation that adds a comment to the related issue.

This way, the PR link is pushed into Jira via a comment or a custom field.

I hope this helps you!

- Pablo