In combination with Automations, Colored Label Manager helps customers to :
Add & Remove Colored Labels through a workflow transition without overwriting existing label
Automation rule to add/remove labels periodically
Example Use case:
When the status changes to from status “In Progress” to Done add the Label IN-UAT and remove the Label UAT-Done for your field Label .
Trigger: Issue Transitioned → Select From And/Or To Status
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Edit Issue: New Action → Edit Issue
Use ‘More options’
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Automate Your Colored Label Fields with Jira Automation 🤖
Tired of manually updating labels in Jira? With Automation Rules, you can dynamically manage and update your Colored Label Fields based on issue transitions, field changes, or other triggers.
- Let’s explore how to set this up with a practical example.
Example Use Case: Automation with Colored Label Field
Scenario
When an issue’s status changes from “In Progress” to “Done”, We want to:
Add the label “100% worked”.
Clear the existing data in the “Progressing” field.
Steps to Create the Automation Rule
Navigate to Automation Settings
Click on Project settings → Click on Automation → Click Create rule.
Select the Trigger
Choose Issue Transitioned as the trigger.
Set From: In Progress → To: Done, then click Next.
Add an Action
Click Add an action.
Select Edit Issue.
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Modify the Field Data
Click Use ‘More options’.
Add the following JSON code into the field to replace the data in Progressing with "100% worked":
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| Code Block |
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{
"update": {
"customfield_10042Progressing": [
{
"removeset": "IN-UAT"null
},
{
"add": "UAT-Done100% worked"
}
]
}
} |
Need help?
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Click update
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Testing the Rule
Create an issue and set any value in the Colored Label field "Progressing" Then Set the status to “In progress” .
2. Change the status of the issue to Done.
Once the issue is marked Done, the Progressing field will be updated to "100% worked".
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