Getting the current user

Abstract

This code snippet fetches the user who triggered the current transition.

Logic

This snippet uses the currentUser built-in variable to fetch the user object representing the user who triggered the current transition.

Snippet 

{{ currentUser }}

Examples

The output of this code snippet is a user object representing the current user which you could use to:

• Set a User picker field to the current user. Eg: Assign the issue to current user in one of the Set Field Value post-functions, using the "Treat value as JSON" option
• Set a User picker field to the current user in:
  
  • one of the Transition issue post-functions on the transition screen, if any

  • in the Create issue post-function under Set fields of new issue section

    {{ currentUser.accountId }}

• Conditionally execute a post-function or Unlink issues - Eg: Check that the current user is the Reporter of the issue 

  {{ currentUser.accountId == issue.fields.reporter.accountId }}

• Notify the customer that the issue raised by them is being handled by the current user through the
  • Comment in one of the Comment issue post-functions

  • Subject/HTML body/Text body of Email issue post-function

    Hi {{ issue.fields.reporter.accountId }}. Your issue is being handled by {{ currentUser.accountId }}.

• Write a JQL search expression in the Link issues to current issue post-function - Eg: Link issues assigned to the current user

  assignee = {{ currentUser.accountId }}

References

• currentUser variable
• Accessing the fields of an issue

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