Cannot use "equals" conditional logic with Jira project management software v8.6.0

[Công Trung]

Hi all,

I'm working with Jira Project Management Software v8.6.0 and trying to build an automation rule that:

- Interactive with DoD (a checklist for needed files)

- If a field has an attachment, it will be ticked with the corresponding position in DoD

I have successfully tested this with Jira v10.3, but it did not work with Jira v8.6.0.

I think that 'equals' does not work or available in v8.6.0

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{

    "update": {

        "DoD": [

            {

                "edit": [

                    {{#DoD}}

                        {

                           "id": {{id}},

                           "checked": {{#if(equals(name, "Task Report"))}}true{{/}} {{^if(equals(name, "Task Report"))}}{{checked}}{{/}}

                        }

                        {{^last}},{{/}}

                     {{/}}

                 ]

            }

        ]

    }

}

[Maxime Lefebvre _Okapya_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Công Trung

I believe equals exists in Jira 8.6 since it exists in this documentation for 8.2.

When you do a negative condition, I believe you should write not instead of ^.

{{#if(not(equals(name, "Task Report")))}}{{checked}}{{/}}

If you believe the string condition equals is not working, you could try the match Regex condition.

{{#if(name.match("Task Report"))}}true{{/}}

Kind regards,
Maxime

[Công Trung]

Hi man, I appreciate your answer. However, I tested a lot of functions (not, equals, match, if...) but none of them worked, still dont know why!

However, I found a way to make it work.

Here is the code:

{

    "update": {

        "DoD": [

            {

                "edit": [

                    {{#DoD}}

                        {

                           "id": {{id}},

                           "checked":

{{#name.contains("Task Report")}}true{{/}}

{{^name.contains("Task Report")}}{{checked}}{{/}}

                        }

                        {{^last}},{{/}}

                     {{/}}

                 ]

            }

        ]

    }

}

[Công Trung]

For more information, I have checked a list and it can list all elements. The failure command is 

{{#if(equals(name, "Task Report"))}}true{{/}}

{{^if(equals(name, "Task Report"))}}{{checked}}{{/}}

It cannot do equals()