Is it possible to create a custom button to trigger an automation?

[Zaldy Parian]

Hi,

I created a manually triggered automation. And I know I could select that automation from the right bottom panel when view the issue. But is it possible to create a custom button and assign the automation? I also want to hide the button on certain status.

[Jack Brickey · Accepted solution]

Where would you display this button? The manual automation runs on a specific issue so that is why the automation is accessible from the detail issue view. In any event there is an a way to create a button to run the automation. You can do it from the detail issue view and you can do it from the rule itself.

[Zaldy Parian]

Hi Jack,

I'm hoping I could position the button at the top near the Link Issue button. Or any where in the detail issue view where user can see it intuitively.

Cheers, 

[Jack Brickey]

Unfortunately this is not possible. You might want to search jira.atlassian.com for any current suggestion of making the automation ’button’ more prominent. In my opinion this is a matter of training and getting used to how to run the automation. Granted you can always make improvements in a user interface.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Zaldy Parian 

Yes, and...to what Jack notes, please consider...

• pausing to consider what problem you are trying to solve with the button,
• what problem the automation rule is solving, and
• you may identify a better rule trigger which eliminates the need for the separate button.

Best regards,
Bill

[Larry Johnson]

Here is what I have done to accomplish this: create a Jira automation rule that is triggered using the "Incoming Webhook" option.  Then using a web server setup (Apache, etc.) create an endpoint that simply sends a POST to the URL that was created within the Jira automation.  Now you have a URL that you can bookmark in your browser and select whenever you want to run that automation rule.  You could also secure the endpoint with a bearer token or authentication.

[Fabian Lim]

Hi @Zaldy Parian

You can create a transition in the workflow that calls itself.  Check this post: https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/work-with-issue-workflows/

Then with jira automation, you can perform any actions when the transition is performed.

You can also use conditions on this transition so it display in certain statuses. Example: https://youtu.be/1ZKVN0VeaB4

[Zaldy Parian]

Hi Fabian,

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have a play with these later tonight.

Cheers,

[Jack Brickey]

Yes an interesting work around. However I still question why you would want to create another way of achieving something that is right in front of you.