Jira smart value - automation for jira

[Arkadiusz Baka]

Hi, I want to set external ticket number to customfield by searching it in issue's comments

I have smartvalue code like: {{#issue.comments}}{{body.match(".*Ticket number: \s*(.*)")}}{{/}}

but this give me result like :

Problem is that the number is repeated three times, because it is in  three comments.

How to I get only first match in smartvalue?

i try:

{{#issue.comments}}{{body.match(".*Ticket number: \s*(.*)").get(0)}}{{/}}

but it doesn't work

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Arkadiusz Baka 

The match() function can produce a collection (not a list) when there are multiple values found.  If you want just one match, perhaps convert to a list with split() and grab the first one.

{{issue.comments.body.match(".*Ticket number: \s*(.*)").split(",").first}}

Kind regards,
Bill

[Arkadiusz Baka]

Thanks a lot for the clarification. It works great

[Mark Segall]

Hi @Arkadiusz Baka - Perhaps set the trigger to comment added so that it executes against the current comment instead of searching through all issue comments.  You could do something like this:

• TRIGGER: Issue Commented
• CONDITION (Issue Fields Condition)
  • Your Custom Field is empty
• ACTION: Edit Issue
  • Your custom field

  • {{comment.body.match(".*Ticket number: \s*(.*)")}}

[Arkadiusz Baka]

Hi, I need to check the existing comments because I want to update the existing tickets.