Run Jira Automation Manually for existing Jiras

[Puneet Gupta]

Hello Experts,

I have a rule created under Jira automation which is triggered on "Field Value Changed". The automation rule is working fine for the new Issue types which are created after the rule was enabled.

My question is related to the old issues which were already present in the project, before the rule was created. Is there a manual way, I can run the automation rule for the Jira Issues that are available before the rule was enabled or can I pass JQL to manually run the rule for specific Jiras.

Thanks, in advance,

[Ashok Shembde · Accepted solution]

Hi @Puneet Gupta ,

Option 1: Use “Scheduled Trigger” with JQL

Option 2: Create a Manual Trigger (Global or Project)

you can use this Triger in your automation rule.

 

[Puneet Gupta]

Thanks for the reply. Could you please explain more about Option 1:-

Option 1: Use “Scheduled Trigger” with JQL

Where is this option and how to configure it?

[Ashok Shembde]

• Go to your automation rule.

• Click on "Add trigger" → "Scheduled".

• Select “Run a JQL query” and enter your JQL filter to select the old issues. Example:

• project = ABC AND issuetype = Bug AND created < -30d

• Set it to run once or disable the schedule after first run.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Puneet Gupta 

As others have suggested, temporarily changing the trigger from Manual to Scheduled might help, with these constraints:

• Your current rule cannot have any user inputs in the Manual trigger
• What your rule does / changes in work items can be identified using a JQL expression
  • For example, let's assume your current rule sets the value of a field which is currently empty.  A JQL statement could look for work items with the empty field, and they would be updated. The rule could run repeatedly on a schedule until all of the work items are updated, and then the trigger could be changed back to Manual.
  • But if your current rule does not change work items in a way they can be identified with JQL, there is likely no way to do what you asked

Kind regards,
Bill

[Brita Moorus]

Hi, @Puneet Gupta! ☀️

Yes, you can absolutely run the rule on older Jira work items too! Just use a manual trigger or a scheduled trigger with a JQL filter (like by creation date or status) to target the issues you want.

That way, the rule can apply retroactively to existing items as well. Hope this helps! 😊