Jira Automation Iterate through checkbox list items and perform an action based on selected values

[sfullman]

Hi, I have a rule that runs when an Epic is created in my project.

The epic has a custom field which is a checkbox list

Based upon the selection in the checkbox list, I want to create one or many tasks.

-- I had this working fine when the selection field was a multi-select box.

The user would select one or many options and my rule generates tasks and links those tasks to the Epic.

As I stated above, this little bit of the rule works on a select list, and I can generate my tasks.

The requirements have changed, and the end users would like a checkbox list instead. I am having problems figuring out the syntax to evaluate single or multiple selected items from a checkbox.

For some more context, this list could have up to 30+ items. I was going to evaluate each entry in the checkbox using the IF/Else and if it is checked, then create a task.

Thanks

[Sherry Goyal · Accepted solution]

Hello @sfullman 

Thanks for writing to us. You got this right as this can be done by simply using if/else blocks combined with "Issue Fields conditions". 

See for ex:

As you can see multiple conditions can be added in these blocks or you can select multiple checkbox values in one block.

Hope this resolves your concern.

Cheers
Sherry(A4j)

[sfullman]

Thanks, that works.

Also, I found out that there is a limit to the number of components, I believe it told me 64.  I handled that by breaking if/else block into two rules.

[Jeffrey Bistrong]

i am also trying to do this, and it would be nice not to have to do seperate if else statements and have one statement that loops through the check box selction 

[Marc-A (Nimbax)]

@Sherry Goyal 

This is a really nice way of doing this 

I try to understand something If i have a checkbox. 

Modules 

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

I want to create a task whatever module is select

Sometime ABDG other time CDEF

Is it possible to loop and say

if a is check

do this 

if b is check 

do this 

If c is check

do this