Global Variable/Field?

[David Loszewski]

Is there any way to create a global variable/field that can be used across all projects? 

[Carlos Garcia Navarro]

Hi @David Loszewski ,

Would a custom field work?  https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/create-a-custom-field/

[David Loszewski]

Most likely not since a custom field is issue specific.  I want a global variable that I can set, and then compare against from any project using automation for jira. 

Ie.

Global variable = 4.5

Then in automation for jira, if issues custom field = the global variable value, edit issue fields, etc

[Sreenivasaraju P]

Hi @David Loszewski ,

Custom field can be configured for global (for all issues). Custom field can be considered for your requirement.

[Aron Gombas _Midori_]

Even if you configure a custom field as global, it will be available for all issues, but its value will be specific to an issue.

This is what David tries to avoid.

[David Loszewski]

but won't it be a different value for each issue? I want it to be the same value for all issues

[Sreenivasaraju P]

You can set default value for this field. So automatically , whenever the new ticket is created the custom field value will be set to the given default value.

[David Loszewski]

@Sreenivasaraju P I think the default field idea will work. You should post as answer so I can accept and you can get the credit! thanks!

[Melissa Nielsen]

Using the default field is a slightly clunky workaround, but it's what I'll be doing :) Thanks for the idea, Carlos!

[Aron Gombas _Midori_]

I just realized that there is a "Create variable" action!

See: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/Automation-for-Jira-Create-variable-New-component/ba-p/1448118

(You could add this as the first command in your chain of commands, and it would effectively create a global variable that can be configured in the rule.)