Jira expressions library

Field conditions

IDs used in following examples vary between Jira instances.

You need to change the ID of the custom fields to a valid one. In the editor, after issue., start typing the name of the field, and you will get suggestions with the correct value.

Is required

Issue must be assigned:

Jira expression

issue.assignee != null

Issue must have work logged:

Jira expression

issue.timeSpent != null

Compare different fields

The issue assignee must be different from the issue reporter:

Jira expression

issue.reporter != issue.assignee

Parent value in condition

Assuming that you have a separate workflow for sub-tasks and want to allow a transition in sub-tasks only when the field in its parent has the value "SAP":

Jira expression

issue.parent.customfield_12345 == "SAP"

It depends what kind of field you are referring. If it is of the Select type, then you need to use .value suffix:

Jira expression

issue.parent.customfield_12345.value == "SAP"

It is up to you to find out the id and type of your custom field. In Jira expression field, after issue.parent. start typing the name of your field, you will get suggestion, which you can click and id of the field will be entered for you. You will also get a syntax error in case a type of the field is incorrect, which will help you make it right.

Finally, if you don't have a separate workflow, then you can make the condition to be checked only for subtasks, i.e. if parent != null. e.g.:

Jira expression

issue.parent != null 
    ? issue.parent.customfield_12345?.value == "SAP"
    : true

Field mandatory based on

Resolution

Make the "Root Cause" field required if the resolution is set to "Fixed":

Jira expression

issue.resolution != null && issue.resolution.name == 'Fixed' 
  ? issue. != null
  : true

Make the "Fix version" field mandatory only when the resolution is set to "Done":

Jira expression

issue.resolution != null && issue.resolution.name == 'Done' 
  ? issue.fixVersions.length > 0
  : true

Labels

Make a field required if a "LabelA" label is set:

Jira expression

issue.labels.includes('LabelA') ? issue.customfield_12345 != null : true

Value starts with

Summary starts with a string:

Jira expression

issue.summary.indexOf('Test Case') == 0

Summary starts with a string and is minimum 15 characters long:

Jira expression

issue.summary.indexOf('Test Case') == 0 && issue.summary.length >= 15

Match regex

A custom field with only serial numbers, can be empty. The serial number format should consist of two letters followed by a sequence of five numbers (e.g., AB12345).

Jira expression

issue.customfield_12345 == null || issue.customfield_12345.match('^AB[0-9]{5}$')

Issue in active sprint

Jira expression

issue.sprint?.state == 'active'

Original estimate field condition

The Original estimate field is stored as a number of seconds, e.g.: 4h = 4x60x60 = 14400.

Original estimate must be less than 4h:

Jira expression

issue.originalEstimate < 14400

Time Spent

Ensure Time has been logged

The following expression requires that the issue has some time logged before the transition can be completed:

Jira expression

issue.timeSpent != null

In order to check if at least 1 hour has been logged in the issue, compare the value against the number of seconds stored in timeSpent:

Jira expression

issue.timeSpent != null && issue.timeSpent >= 3600

Log time during the transition

if you want to ensure that time is logged during the transition (if you have a dedicated screen with the Log Work field), you can check against originalIssue—which is a snapshot of the issue before the transition screen was opened:

Jira expression

originalIssue.timeSpent == null 
    ? issue.timeSpent != null 
    : issue.timeSpent > originalIssue.timeSpent

Fix Versions

Block a transition if the Fix Versions contains "-UPDATE""

Jira expression

!issue.fixVersions.some(version => version.name.includes('-UPDATE'))

Cascading Select

Allow a transition if the parent option is equal to A:

issue.customfield_12345 != null && issue.customfield_12345.value == 'ParentA'

In order to check the child option, you can use the following:

issue.customfield_12345?.child?.value == 'ChildA'

Allow transition if any of the parent's options is selected:

['ParentA', 'ParentB'].includes(issue.customfield_12345?.value)

Comments

Require a comment on a transition screen

If a user selects "No" in a Radio Button field, then require a comment on the transition screen:

issue.customfield_12345?.value == "No" 
  ? issue.comments.length > originalIssue.comments.length
  : true

Attachments

Force attaching a file on a transition screen

Jira expression

issue.attachments.length > originalIssue.attachments.length 

Validate filename

Use "issue.attachments[issue.attachments.length-1]" to access the last added file

Jira expression

issue.attachments[issue.attachments.length-1].filename.includes('NDA')

A filename property is a string. Check other string methods: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/jira-expressions-type-reference/#string

Validate extension

Don't allow .bmp, .exe, .bat, jam.dev file extensions:

Jira expression

issue.attachments.every(item => !item.filename.match('(bmp|exe|bat|jam.dev)$'))

Pull request validation

Information about commits and pull requests is stored in the Development field. The value of the field is a string with format as follows:

"{pullrequest={dataType=pullrequest, state=OPEN, stateCount=1},
 json={\"cachedValue\":{\"errors\":[],\"summary\":{\"pullrequest\":{\"overall\":{\"count\":1,\"lastUpdated\":\"2024-05-28T10:24:34.912+0200\",\"stateCount\":1,\"state\":\"OPEN\",\"dataType\":\"pullrequest\",\"open\":true},\"byInstanceType\":{\"bitbucket\":{\"count\":1,\"name\":\"Bitbucket Cloud\"}}}}},\"isStale\":false}}"

Use the includes method or any other available function that operates on strings to validate the state of the field.

Jira expression

issue.customfield_10000.includes('state=OPEN') ? true : false

Dates comparison

Due date is approaching in 2 days from now:

Jira expression

issue.dueDate != null 
	&& issue.dueDate < new Date().toCalendarDate().plusDays(2)

User conditions

Only the issue creator can close the issue.

In the Close transition add Jira Expression Condition or Validator (WBB):

Jira expression

user.accountId == issue.creator.accountId

Prevent the reporter from transitioning the issue (approval transition)

In the Approval transition add Jira Expression Condition or Validator (WBB):

Jira expression

user.accountId != issue.reporter.accountId

Linked issues

Prevent closing an issue if it has an “is blocked by“ issue linked

Jira expression

issue.links
  .filter(link => link.type.id ==  && link.direction == 'inward')
  .map(link => link.linkedIssue)
  .reduce(
      (pass, issue) => pass && ['done'].includes(issue.status.category.key),
      true
  )

Link type ID may vary between Jira instances. Use the Jira expression preview from the Linked Issues Condition to learn how to construct a similar expression.

Prevent closing an epic until all its issues are done

Jira expression

(issue.isEpic ? issue.stories : []).reduce(
  (pass, issue) => pass && ['done'].includes(issue.status.category.key),
  true
)

Restricting issue creation

1. Edit the workflow of issue type that you want to restrict

2. In diagram mode, select the Create transition arrow and click Validators in the properties panel.

3. Select the Validators tab and click on Add validator button

4. Add Jira Expression Validator (WBB)

Restricting the creation of certain issue types based on the user's project role

Requires a separate workflow for certain issue types

For example, if you want only users with the 'Developers' project role to be able to create Story issues, add Jira Expression Validator to the Create transition with following settings:

Jira expression

user.getProjectRoles(issue.project).reduce(
  (isAllowed, role) => isAllowed || ["Developers"].includes(role.name),
  false
)

Validation message

"You must have the Developer project role to create Story issues, but got: " 
  + user.getProjectRoles(issue.project).map(projectRole => projectRole.name)

Version without separate workflows

Jira expression

issue.issueType.name == "Story" 
  ? user.getProjectRoles(issue.project).reduce(
      (isAllowed, role) => isAllowed || ["Developers"].includes(role.name),
      false
    )
  : true

Field is required during a workflow transition for certain issue types

For example, to make the Story Points field required during creation only for the Story issue type, use the following expression. If you press Ctrl + Space after typing issue., start typing "story" to get suggestions about the Story Points field key.

Jira expression

["Story"].includes(issue.issueType.name) 
  ? issue.customfield_10036 != null
  : true

Note that thanks to our validator, there's no need to create separate workflows for each issue type.

Jira Service Management

Validate fields specific to a request type

You can find the request type ID by looking at the URL of the request type form settings page.

Go to: Project settings -> Request types -> Click on a chosen request type; the URL contains the ID, e.g.:

https://example.atlassian.net/jira/servicedesk/projects/KEY/settings/request-types/request-type/34/request-form

Jira expression

customerRequest.requestType.id == 34 ? issue.dueDate != null : true