SmartValue for space in automation rule for creating a confluence page

[Thorsten Kamann]

Hello,

we are managing our co-workers via Jira to manage their assets and many more. Every co-worker has an issue that will be created out of our HR-process, if the contract is signed.

This works fine, but now we want to create a page in the co-worker's personal space. In the automation action, I can configure the space the page should create in. 

Now the question: how can I manage that the space comes from a smart value? The rule should be triggered if the assignee will be set. So I have the user. Can I use this information to configure the space?

I would really appreciate any help.

Thorsten

[Shannon S · Accepted solution]

Hello Thorsten,

Thanks for asking this question! The Create page in Confluence action doesn't support smart values for the Space field, but we're tracking this requirement in a feature request:

AUTO-82 Improve Create Confluence Page action in A4J

(Templates, add body editor & ability to pass Jira smart values to Confluence page template, e.g. to support "Create Release Notes in Confluence" use case, ability to link Jira fields to Confluence table)

There's a workaround mentioned, which might help in your case: 

Another way to create a confluence page using Jira automation is by using the Confluence REST API and sending a web request through the automation.

The following link will explain how to achieve that: Automating the creation of a Confluence page linked to a Jira ticket

Please give that a try and let me know how it goes!

Shannon S | Atlassian Cloud Support