Automation Smart Value for Project Role

[Taylor Chappell]

I'm trying to run an automation that sets a custom user picker field to users in a project role.

I initially looked at using the smart value {{project.role["Approver 1"].members}} in the selection field in the "Edit Issue" component, but that doesn't return anything.

I've looked at a couple other posts that make a ton of sense to me at the moment:

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Automation-for-Jira-Populate-Approvers-with-Project-Role/qaq-p/2267756
• https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/advanced-field-editing-using-json/

If someone could either point me in the right direction to know where to edit what condition, use the proper smart value, or anything else, I would appreciate it.

I am using Jira Data Center in a Software type project.

[Kseniia Trushnikova]

Hi @Taylor Chappell,

Both posts you give links to are for Jira Cloud. In Jira DC, you can only get the project role members by sending a web request in Automation.

Check out this guide Automation For Jira - How to create a rule that adds to the watcher list of an issue the members of a project role. I tried setting up a test rule on my instance using this guide and was able to get members of my project role. So it should work for you too.

My rule as a reference:

The smart value {{webhookResponse.body.actors.name}} returns usernames of role members.