Jira Automation Rule: More than 1 component selected

[Ben Robbins]

Only just getting to grips with Automation for Jira and just testing out some potential requirements we may get asked to build into an instance of Jira cloud.

Is it possible to build a rule which checks how many components are selected whenever that field is amended to ensure that only one (or possibly none) are ever selected? It would also need to check this on creation.

Many thanks
Ben

[Stefan Salzl · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ben Robbins ,

yes this is possible as the smart value of this field returns a list of its values. You can check the size with the following smart value:

{{issue.components.size}}

to check wheter on creation or on field value change I guess you need to create 2 different rules as those are 2 different triggers.

I hope this was helpful. In case of any further questions just let me know.

Best
Stefan