How do I automate adding the component value as a label?

[Samrudhi Shete]

I want to set up an automation for the component field dropdown. The goal is to automatically add a label to an issue with the same value as the selected component when the issue is created or when the component field is edited.

[Dave Mathijs]

Hi @Samrudhi Shete Which problem are you trying to solve and why? I don't see the added value of duplicating values from one field to another in the same issue.

[Samrudhi Shete]

Hello @Dave Mathijs we need this labels for tagging some Id's and for the Dashboards .. My question lies around how to access this field I tried with {{issue.components}} / {{triggerIssue.components}} which is not working 

[Samrudhi Shete]

@Dave Mathijs  Can we create a smart variable.. I am mainly trying to add some ID's over issues with automation which are dependent on the value of this component field can I get this component value as smart variable to further compare an assign id

[Dave Mathijs]

Following smart values (variables) are available for Components:

1. Access the first component of an issue: {{issue.components.first.name}}
2. Access all components (returns a list of component names: {{issue.components.name}}
3. Check the number of components on an issue: {{issue.components.size}}
4. Access a specific component by index (for example, the second component): {{issue.components.get(1).name}}
5. Access the description of a component: {{issue.components.first.description}}

[John Funk]

I think he is looking for a way to get the most recently added one to the issue. 

[Stephen_Lugton]

In that case:;

{{issue.components.get(issue.components.size.minus(1)).name}}

[Stephen_Lugton]

@Samrudhi Shete you could use {{issue.component.name}} but if you had multiple components on an issue that would not work as it would create a comma separated list with spaces that won't work with labels.

Or {{issue.components.get(issue.components.size.minus(1)).name}} would give you the last component added

But I agree with @Dave Mathijs

[Prachi Bolar]

Hi @Samrudhi Shete ,

Welcome to community :) 

could you please confirm if you looking for something below

Thank you,

Prachi

[Samrudhi Shete]

I want the same value as of component field as label 

[Prachi Bolar]

You can try something like this.

• Trigger: Issue Created or Issue Updated
• Condition Check if "Component" is not empty
• Action: Edit issue to set "Labels" to {{issue.components.name}}