How to show epic name from a epic issue in automation (smart values)?

[Felipe Fernandes]

I'm trying to send a Slack notification triggered by an Epic issue. However the Epic Name (which it's different from Epic Summary) always is shown blank.

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this:

`{{issue.epic.name}}`, sent to `Approval`
Content & more details: {{issue.key}}

returns:

, sent to `Approval`
Content & more details: GP-123

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Any clues? 

[Stefan Salzl · Accepted solution]

Hi @Felipe Fernandes 

As the documentation quotes {{issue.epic}} only works for issues that are added to an epic (so to say to get information from the "parent-epic").

In case the epic itself triggers your rule its scope is already on the epic issue and "Epic Name" is a field within the issue. Therefore the following smart value should work:

{{issue.Epic Name}}

Hope this was helpful.

Best
Stefan

[Mark Segall · Accepted solution]

Hi @Felipe Fernandes - Have you tried {{issue.epic.epic name}}?

[Felipe Fernandes]

I did and haven't work. However I found this {{issue.Epic Name.substringBefore("-")}} and I don't know why, but It worked fine.