Add Assignee activity

An activity that assigns an issue to a user in Jira Software.


Add Assignee activity

Configure the Add Assignee activity

To configure the Add Assignee activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Jira Software tab.

    Open JiraSoftware tab
  3. On the Jira Software tab, drag the Add Assignee activity onto your process.

    Drag Add Assignee activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Add Assignee activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Add Assignee Configuration

Specifies the information to assign an issue to a user in Jira Software.

Figure: Add Assignee Configuration screen

Add Assignee Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Jira

Function:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Jira Software service.
Accepted Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to:

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Jira Software
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Jira Software.
Example:
Refer to:

Issue Key or ID

Function:
Specifies the key or ID of the issue to assign to a user.

The issue key and ID come from Jira Software.

Accepted Values:
An issue key or ID from Jira Software.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Assign User

Function:
Specifies the name of the user to assign the issue.

When you select the access token, this field shows the user names associated with the access token from the Jira Software environment.

Accepted Values:
A Jira Software user name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Store Response In This Variable

Function:
Specifies a process data variable to store a Boolean value of true or false, which indicates whether the issue is assigned to the specified user.

This response comes from Jira Software.

Accepted Values:
A process data variable that accepts a Boolean value, or the text true or false.
  • True - The issue is assigned to the specified user.
  • False - The issue is not assigned to the specified user.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes