Some Conditions, Validators and Post functions use the JQL-selected issues to check, validate or updated them.
These elements are:
Conditons
- Related Issues Field Value condition
- Number of issues having same field value
- Number of Related Issues (links, subtasks or JQL based)
Validators
- Related Issues Field Value validator
- Number of Issues with the same field value
- Number of related issues validator
Post Functions
- Set field value of related issues
- Copy field value to related issues
- Transition related issues
- Delete Related Issues
JQL - based feature works as described below.
Working with related issues Related issues can be selected by using two inputs: Issue Relation - where you can choose a relation with the current (transitioned) issue; JQL - you can put your JQL text to filter some issues from the results. If you leave the JQL Field empty, all issues in a given relation are taken into account. In the example above you wanted to execute a workflow function on subtasks of the current issue and take additionally only the ones with the "Sub-task" and priority="High" type. In the JQL Field you can put some text tags to be replaced with actual values of the current (transitioned) issue: $$CURRENT_DATETIME$$ $$ASSIGNEE$$ $$CURRENT_STATUS_CATEGORY$$ The JQL field has a built-in validation feature. If your query is incorrect, you will see a red sign next to the JQL field and an error description as shown below:
Tags
Tag Description The current date and time. $$CURRENT_USER$$ The name (login) of the current user. $$ISSUEKEY$$ The key of the current issue. $$ISSUEID$$ ID of the current issue. $$REPORTER$$ The current issue reporter's name. The current issue assignee's name $$PROJECTKEY$$ A project key. $$CURRENT_STATUS$$ The current issue status. $$ISSUETYPE$$ An issue type. $$CREATED_DATE$$ The date when the issue was created. A status category of the current issue (To Do, In Progress or Done). $$TRANSITION_NAME$$ The name of an actual transition (doesn't work in Conditions) $$TRANSITION_ID$$ ID of an actual transition (doesn't work in Conditions). $$TRANSITION_COMMENT$$ The content of a transition comment (doesn't work in Conditions). 