Automation: how to extract a word from description

[Antonio Calì]

The issue description is like the one in the example below.

I'd like to extract word2 after Section.

Which expression can I use? 

Device
word1

Section
word2

Area
word3

[Sanjog Sigdel · Accepted solution]

Hello @Antonio Calì 

Here is one function to manipulate the text using jira smart values.

If you want to get the texts after word2 section than use this function:

substringAfter( String separator)

Returns the text after the first occurrence of the given separator.


{{issue.summary.substringAfter("word2")}}

Input : This is the word2 reporting about an issue!
Output:  reporting about an issue!

For more information, see this reference from atlassian documentation: StringUtils.substringAfter(String).

[Antonio Calì]

Hello  @Sanjog Sigdel  thanks for your reply, so if I want to extract  "word2" right below "Section" I can use:

{{issue.summary.substringAfter("Section")}}

The output looking at my sample issue Descripion will be: word2

[Sanjog Sigdel]

Yes you can. Though this will be a task specific automation. For ever new word you want to separate the summary, you should create a new automation action.

[Sanjog Sigdel]

Reference Link:

https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-text-fields/

[Antonio Calì]

It doesn't work, I suppose because word2 is in a newline below Section

[Antonio Calì]

sorry, I was wrong. It extracts everything obviously after Section:

Output: * word2 *Area* word3 *

I'll try:

 substringBetween(String open, String close)

to get only word2

[Sanjog Sigdel]

Glad it helped to answer your question. Thank you for accepting the answer. Will be helpful for future reference.