Automation to edit custom cascade field based on user permission

[Natalia Trofimov]

Hi, I need to create the automation to allow editing of a custom cascade field based on user permission (i.e. group)

Something like this 

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Natalia Trofimov 

The best approach would be to:

• Make the specific field read-only (meaning remove it from the edit issue screen)
• On the workflow(s) of your issue type(s) create a self transition called e.g. "Change Field Value"
• On that transition add a condition to be visible only for user who belong to your desirable groups.

[Natalia Trofimov]

Hi Alex, I tried it, and yes, it works but it is messing up with all my other automations and the issue security levels that are based on that custom field. they stopped working

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

@Natalia Trofimov morning!

For your rule to work I would keep only the components to edit the old value. The rest, as I see it, are obsolete. Then edit the issue and use the advance editing field and enter the following JSON:

{
    "fields": {
       "YOURFIELDNAME": { "value": "{{#changelog.YOURFIELDNAME}}{{fromString}}{{/changelog.YOURFIELDNAME}}"}
   }
}

Replace the YOURFIELDNAME with your field.

Example of my rule below:

[Natalia Trofimov]

Hi Alex,

the automation didn't work for me well so I used your first approach with the workflow transition. I just added the "transition" in addition to "edit" and "create" in other automation rules on the value changes and it worked!

Thank you very much for your help!!!

Natalia

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

Good to know that @Natalia Trofimov !