This page allows you to create actions with one or more post-functions that can be used in the Shared Action post-function. This feature can be used to share the configuration of a single post-function, or of a sequence of post-functions, between multiple transitions and workflows, thereby greatly simplifying the maintenance of your workflows.
On this page:
Create an Action
To create a sequence:
Navigate to the Jira Settings → Apps → Shared actions
Click on "Shared actions"
Click on "New shared action"
Add a name and an optional description
Click on "Add post-function"
Select a post-function
Click on “Add”
Configure the post-function and click on “Save”
Click on “Save”
Edit an action
You can edit the action details and edit/reorder/delete the post-functions of an action.
Edit an action details
Click on “Edit” for the action
Modify the action details
Click on “Save”
Edit a post-function in an action
Click on “Edit” for the action
Click on “Edit” for the specific post-function
Modify the post-function
Click on “Save”
Click on “Save”
Reorder the post-function sequence in an action
Click on “Edit” for the action
Drag the ☰ handle and reorder the post-functions
Click on “Save”
Click on “Save”
Delete a post-function in an action
Click on “Edit” for the action
Click on “Remove” for the post-function
Click on “Save”
Delete an action
Before deleting an action make sure it is not refere references in workflow post-functions are removed.
Click on “Delete” for the action
Click on “OK”
The sequence is deleted.
Passing variables within a sequence
Using the {% setContextVar %}
Nunjucks tag, you can pass data from one post-function to its subsequent post-functions.
transition.context: Holds all the context variables added in the current post-function. For example, if you create a context variable
myVar
in the first post-function of the sequence:{% setContextVar myVar = "a value" %}
This variable will then be available to subsequent post-functions as:
{{ transition.context.myVar }}
Note that this variable will not be available in the Nunjucks tester.
Variables specific to the Create Issue post-function
newIssueKey:
Stores the issue key of the last issue created by a Create Issue(s) post-function in the action. You can access it as:{{ transition.context.newIssueKey }}
newIssueKeys:
Stores an array of the keys of all the issues created by any Create Issue(s) post-function in the action. You can access the created issues from{{ transition.context.newIssueKeys }}
For example: to add a comment on the current issue with the keys of the issue created
Issues created are: {{ transition.context.newIssueKeys | join(",") }}
You can access the information of a specific issue using the issue filter. For example: To get the assignee of the issue created by the Create issue post-function
{{ transition.context.newIssueKey | issue("assignee") | field("fields.assignee.displayName") }}