If you’re new to automation in Jira, this guide will help you get started. We’ll show you how to create and run your first automation script, and explain some of the basics of automation in Jira.
What is automation in Jira?
Automation in Jira is a way to run scripts that automate certain tasks in your Jira instance. Automation scripts can be run on a schedule, or in response to events in Jira.
Why use automation?
Automation can save you time and effort by automating common tasks in Jira. Automation can also help you to be more efficient and productive, and to improve the quality of your work.
Getting started with automation
To get started with automation in Jira, you’ll need to create a script. Scripts are written in JavaScript, and can be run on a schedule or in response to events in Jira.
You can create a new script by clicking the ‘Create new script’ button in the automation dashboard.
This will open the script editor, where you can write your automation code.
The script editor has a number of features that can help you to write and debug your code. You can run your script in the editor to test it, and view the results in the console.
You can also use the ‘Debug’ tab to step through your code line by line, and see the values of variables and other expressions as your script runs.
The ‘Log’ tab will show you the output of your script, including any errors that occur.
Running your script
Once you’ve written your script, you can run it in the automation dashboard.
To do this, click the ‘Run’ button in the dashboard. This will open the ‘Run script’ dialog.
You can choose to run your script on a schedule, or in response to events in Jira.
If you choose to run your script on a schedule, you can specify the time and frequency at which you want it to run.
If you choose to run your script in response to events, you can specify the events that you want it to respond to.
You can also choose to run your script in ‘debug mode’, which will allow you to step through the code and see the values of variables and expressions as the script runs.
Once you’ve chosen the settings you
