Manage an custom field (Issues picker type) with Automation

[Cédric Cox]

Hi everybony,

In JIRA cloud, I need to manage issues lists on some issues. To perform this, I don't want to use JIRA issue links since these links display like hell on the issue page (For tens of issues, the page can be very long, and I don't really need the url link implemented in the links).

What I'm planning to use:

- A custom field where I can list my related issues (maybe something like Issues Picker, but a free tool would be welcomed)

- JIRA Automation which will allow me to manage the list: add issue(s) or remove issue(s).

Is somebody here has already tried this? First, I would like to use a simple text field, and despite the fact that I can easily add some issues using "," smart values and "contains", it is not possible to remove one since I need to parse the text to know where I have to remove the correct Issues. So I need something more structured and that I can easily manage with JIRA automation.

Thanks,

Cédric

[John Funk]

Hi Cédric,

Personally, I think you are going to a lot of trouble to try to implement something that is going to be very cumbersome and will never work the way you want it to. 

Automation already has some really good built in features to handle connections between issues using the linked issues functionality. Although it might be a little long to display on the screen, it's still a better solution, in my opinion.