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How-to use Metadata Workflow Postfunctions

How-to use Metadata Workflow Postfunctions

Starting with version 4.8.0, Jira admins can choose from three workflow postfunctions

Through our three Postfunctions you can:

  • Copy a project-related Metadata value to a field of the issue

  • Copy an assignee-related Metadata value to a field of the issue

  • Copy a reporter-related Metadata value to a field of the issue

If there is an error during the postfunction, the error is written to the server logs and the transition will not be interrupted.

Metadata : Copy Project Metadata Value Post Function

After selecting “Metadata : Copy Project Metadata Value Post Function” you can adjust the postfunction with the following parameters

Parameter

Note

Parameter

Note

Metadata name

The value is read from this Metadata.

Jira Issue Field

The value is written to this field of the issue.

Metadata : Copy Assignee Metadata Value Post Function

After selecting “Metadata : Copy Assignee Metadata Value Post Function” you can adjust the postfunction with the following parameters

Parameter

Note

Parameter

Note

Metadata name

The value is read from this Metadata.

Jira Issue Field

The value is written to this field of the issue.

Metadata : Copy Reporter Metadata Value Post Function

After selecting “Metadata : Copy Reporter Metadata Value Post Function” you can adjust the postfunction with the following parameters

Parameter

Note

Parameter

Note

Metadata name

The value is read from this Metadata.

Jira Issue Field

The value is written to this field of the issue.

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