In Jira automation, how can I get just the sprint name using the fieldchange.tostring smart values?

[Cash Coyne]

In Jira automation in Jira Cloud, how can I get just the sprint name using the fieldChange.fromString/fieldchange.tostring smart values?

Currently, I have a rule that sends an email when the value of the Sprint field changes.  I want to have the name of the sprint before it was changed and the name after it was changed, so I use these smart values:

{{fieldChange.fromString}}

{{fieldChange.toString}}

But, they provide way too much.  For example, this is what I get for them

[{id=2168, name=Engineering Sprint 7, state=closed, boardId=400, goal=, startDate=2023-01-17T20:51:25.239Z, endDate=2023-01-31T20:13:00.000Z, completeDate=2023-01-31T20:19:26.859Z}, {id=2190, name=Engineering Sprint 8, state=active, boardId=400, goal=, startDate=2023-01-31T21:17:12.215Z, endDate=2023-02-14T21:29:00.000Z}]

All I want is the name value for the sprint.  I tried these smart values, but they return nothing:

{{fieldChange.fromString.name}}

{{fieldChange.toString.name}}

How can I get just the name of the sprint before and after it was changed?

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Cash Coyne 

I suggest using the match() function with a regular expression to pull out just the name value from the text: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-text-fields/#match--

Kind regards,
Bill

[Riley Venable]

You can use the substringBefore() function to get the name of the sprint before and after it was changed. For example, if your smart value is {{fieldChange.fromString}}, then change it to {{fieldChange.fromString.substringBefore("{adf")}}. This will ensure that the name of the sprint before it was changed is hidden. You can use the same function for the {{fieldChange.toString}} smart value.