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Iterating Issue Links

Because it is not known in advance how many linked issues exist for an issue, you can iterate a section over all the linked issues of an issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing linked issues.

All fields listed here are available on Links[n] because they represent an issue. In addition, there are two new fields at the u can also use a Filter Name or a Fi[n] level: 

Field

Description

AppType

Returns the Application Type. The values can be:

Application ValueDescription

JIRA

Link from the same Jira Instance
External JiraLink from the another Jira Instance
ConfluenceLink from a Confluence page
ExternalExternal link
LinkTypeReturns the Link Type.
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#{for links}
   ${Links[n].AppType}
   ${Links[n].LinkType}
   ${Links[n].Key}
   ${Links[n].Summary}
   ${Links[n].URL}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=LinksCount}
   Content and Linked Issue Mappings. Example: ${Links[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

Note:  When the link you are iterating is of AppTypes External Jira or Confluence, the name is obtained using the Summary property.

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over linked issues.

Iterating_Issue_Links.docx

 Iterating_Issue_Links.xlsx


Iterating Issue Comments

Because it is not known in advance how many comments exist for an issue, you can iterate a section over all the comments on an issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing comments. The notation is:

Comments FieldsDescription
Author

The author of the comment

AuthorFullNameThe full name of the author of the comment
Body

The comment body  WIKI

CreatedThe date the comment was posted
CreatedDateThe date the comment was posted
CreatedDateTimeThe date the comment was posted
GroupLevelThe group level of the comment
InternalThe comment is internal or public
Expand to see the sample code
#{for comments}
   ${Comments[n].Author} 
   ${Comments[n].AuthorFullName} 
   ${Comments[n].Body} 
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Comments[n].Created}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Comments[n].CreatedDate}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Comments[n].CreatedDateTime}
   ${Comments[n].GroupLevel}
   ${Comments[n].Internal}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=CommentsCount}
   Content and Issue Mappings. Example: ${Comments[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over all the issue comments.

Iterating_Issue_Comments.docx

Iterating_Issue_Comments.xlsx


Iterating Issue Worklogs

Because it is not known in advance how many worklogs exist for an issue, you can iterate a section over all the worklogs of an issue. This allow you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing worklogs. The notation is:

Worklogs Fields

Description

Author

The author of the worklog

AuthorFullName

The full name of the author of the worklog

Comment

The comment of the worklog WIKI

Created

The worklog's creation date.

CreatedDate

The worklog's creation date.

CreatedDateTime

The worklog's creation date.

Date Started

The date the worklog was started

StartDate

The date the worklog was started

StartDateTime

The date the worklog was started

TimeSpentThe time spent in seconds

Time Spent

The time spent in seconds

TimeSpentFormatted

The time spent as displayed on Jira
BillableSecondsThe billable seconds (Belongs to Tempo Timesheets plugin)
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#{for worklogs}
   ${Worklogs[n].Author} 
   ${Worklogs[n].AuthorFullName} 
   ${Worklogs[n].Comment}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Worklogs[n].Created}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Worklogs[n].CreatedDate}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Worklogs[n].CreatedDateTime}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Worklogs[n].StartDate}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Worklogs[n].Date Started}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Worklogs[n].StartDateTime} 
   ${Worklogs[n].Time Spent}
   ${Worklogs[n].TimeSpent}
   ${Worklogs[n].TimeSpentFormatted} 
   ${Worklogs[n].BillableSeconds}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=WorklogsCount}
   Content and Worklog Mappings. Example: ${Worklogs[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue worklogs.

Iterating_Issue_Worklogs.docx

Iterating_Issue_Worklogs.xlsx


Iterating Issue Subtasks

All fields listed here are available on Subtasks[n] because they represent an issue.

Because it is not known in advance how many subtasks exist for an issue, you can iterate a section over all the subtasks of an issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing subtasks. The notation is:

Subtasks FieldsDescription
KeyThe key of the subtasks
SummaryThe summary of the subtasks
AssigneeUserDisplayNameThe assignee user of the subtasks
ParentIssueKeyThe issue parent key
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#{for subtasks}
   ${Subtasks[n].Key}
   ${Subtasks[n].Summary}
   ${Subtasks[n].AssigneeUserDisplayName}
   ${Subtasks[n].ParentIssueKey}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=SubtasksCount}
   Content and Issue Mappings. Example: ${Subtasks[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue subtasks.

Iterating_Issue_Subtasks.docx

Iterating_Issue_Subtasks.xlsx


Iterating Issue Components

Because it is not known in advance how many components exist for an issue, you can iterate a section over all the components of an issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing components. The notation is:

Components FieldsDescription
NameThe name of the component
DescriptionThe description of the component
LeadThe name of the component lead
IdThe ID of the component
ProjectIdThe project ID of the component
AssigneeTypeThe assignee type of the component
Expand to see the sample code
#{for components}
   ${Components[n].Name}
   ${Components[n].Description}
   ${fullname:Components[n].Lead}
   ${Components[n].Id}
   ${Components[n].ProjectId}
   ${Components[n].AssigneeType}
#{end}

#{for <VariableName>=ComponentsCount}
   Content and Components Mappings. Example: ${Components[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue components.

Iterating_Issue_Components.docx

Iterating_Issue_Components.xlsx


Iterating Issue Status Transitions

Because it is not known in advance how many Status Transitions exist for an issue, you can iterate a section over all the Status Transitions of an issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing status transitions. The notation is:

Status Transitions FieldsDescription
AuthorThe author of the status transition
CreatedThe date the status transition was performed
CreatedDateThe date the status transition was performed
CreatedDateTimeThe date the status transition was performed
OldStatusThe old status of the status transition
NewStatusThe new status of the status transition
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#{for statusTransitions}
   ${StatusTransitions[n].Author}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):StatusTransitions[n].Created}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):StatusTransitions[n].CreatedDate}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):StatusTransitions[n].CreatedDateTime}
   ${StatusTransitions[n].OldStatus}
   ${StatusTransitions[n].NewStatus}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=StatusTransitionsCount}
   Content and StatusTransitions Mappings. Example: ${StatusTransitions[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue status transitions.

Iterating_Issue_StatusTransitions.docx

Iterating_Issue_StatusTransitions.xlsx


Iterating Issue Attached Images

Because it is not known in advance how many Images can exist for an issue (as an attachment), you can iterate a section over all the attached images of an issue to get some metadata about them. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing images. The notation is:

Attachments Images FieldsDescription
IDThe ID of the attached image
ImageThe image of the attached image
NameThe name of the attached image
SizeThe size of the attached image
HumanReadableSizeThe size of the attached image
AuthorThe author (ID) of the attached image
CreatedThe date the attached image was created
CreatedDateThe date the attached image was created
CreatedDateTimeThe date the attached image was created
MimeTypeThe type of the attached image
ThumbnailURLThe URL to the thumbnail of the image
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#{for images}
   ${Images[n].Image|maxwidth=150|maxheight=150}
   ${Images[n].Name}
   ${Images[n].ID}
   ${Images[n].Size}
   ${Images[n].HumanReadableSize}
   ${Images[n].Author}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Images[n].Created}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Images[n].CreatedDate}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Images[n].CreatedDateTime}
   ${Images[n].MimeType}
   ${Images[n].ThumbnailURL}
 #{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=ImagesCount}
   Content and Images Mappings. Example: ${Images[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the attached images for each issue.

Iterating_Issue_Images.docx

Iterating_Issue_Images.xlsx


Xporter will automatically read the EXIF orientation property of an image and rotate it to its correct orientation. You can turn this off by adding this property to your template.

You can use the mappings width and height to define the exact width and height of the printed image.

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#{for images}
   ${Images[n].Image|width=150|height=150}
 #{end}

These values are in pixels and if you only define one of them the image will be rescaled.

Note that, if you use both maxWidth and width mappings, only the max value will be read. The same behavior happens with height and maxHeight.


Iterating Issue Attachments

Because it is not known in advance how many attachments exist in an issue, you can iterate a section over all the attachments of an issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing attachments. The notation is:

Attachments FieldsDescription
IDThe ID of the attachment
IdThe ID of the attachment
NameThe name of the attachment
AuthorThe author of the attachment
AuthorFullNameThe full name of the author of the attachment
CreatedThe date the attachment was created
CreatedDateThe date the attachment was created
CreatedDateTimeThe date the attachment was created
SizeThe size of the attachment
HumanReadableSizeThe formatted size of the attachment
MimeTypeThe type of the attachment
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#{for attachments}
   ${Attachments[n].ID}
   ${Attachments[n].Name}
   ${Attachments[n].Author}
   ${Attachments[n].AuthorFullName}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Attachments[n].Created}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Attachments[n].CreatedDate}
   ${dateformat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"):Attachments[n].CreatedDateTime}
   ${Attachments[n].Size}
   ${Attachments[n].HumanReadableSize}
   ${Attachments[n].MimeType}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=AttachmentsCount}
   Content and Issue Mappings. Example: ${Attachments[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's attachments.

Iterating_Issue_Attachments.docx

Iterating_Issue_Attachments.xlsx


Iterating Issue Labels

Because it is not known in advance how many labels exist in an issue, you can iterate a section over all the labels of an issue. The notation is:

Attachments FieldsDescription
NameThe name of the label
Expand to see the sample code
#{for labels}
   ${Labels[n].Name}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=LabelsCount}
   Content and Versions Issue Mappings. Example: ${Labels[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's labels.

Iterating_Issue_Labels.docx

Iterating_Issue_Labels.xlsx


Iterating Fix Versions of an Issue

You can iterate over all fix versions to which the issue belong to. The notation is:

Versions FieldsDescription
NameThe version name
DescriptionThe version description
Start dateStarting date of the version
Release dateRelease date of the version
ArchivedBoolean that indicates if the version is archived or not
ReleasedBoolean that indicates if the version is released or not
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#{for FixVersions}
	${FixVersions[n].Name}
	${FixVersions[n].Description}
	${dateformat(“dd-MM-yyyy”):FixVersions[n].Start date}
	${dateformat(“dd-MM-yyyy”):FixVersions[n].Release date}
	${FixVersions[n].Archived}
	${FixVersions[n].Released}
#{end}

or

#{for <VariableName>=FixVersionsCount}
   Content and Versions Issue Mappings. Example: ${FixVersions[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's fix versions.

Iterating_Issue_FixVersions.docx

Iterating_Issue_FixVersions.xlsx


Iterating Affected Versions of an Issue

You can iterate over all affected versions to which the issue belongs to. The notation is:

Versions FieldsDescription
NameThe version name
DescriptionThe version description
Start dateStarting date of the version
Release dateRelease date of the version
ArchivedBoolean that indicates if the version is archived or not
ReleasedBoolean that indicates if the version is released or not
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#{for AffectedVersions}
	${AffectedVersions[n].Name}
	${AffectedVersions[n].Description}
	${dateformat(“dd-MM-yyyy”):AffectedVersions[n].Start date}
	${dateformat(“dd-MM-yyyy”):AffectedVersions[n].Release date}
	${AffectedVersions[n].Archived}
	${AffectedVersions[n].Released}
#{end}

or

#{for <VariableName>=AffectedVersionsCount}
   Content and Versions Issue Mappings. Example: ${AffectedVersions[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's affected versions.

Iterating_Issue_AffectedVersions.docx

Iterating_Issue_AffectedVersions.xlsx


Iterating Project Versions

You can iterate over all project versions to which the issue belongs to. The notation is:

Project Versions FieldsDescription
NameThe version name
DescriptionThe version description
Start dateStarting date of the version
Release dateRelease date of the version
ArchivedBoolean that indicates if the version is archived or not
ReleasedBoolean that indicates if the version is released or not
Expand to see the smaple code
#{for projectVersions}
	${ProjectVersions[n].Name}
	${ProjectVersions[n].Description}
	${dateformat(“dd-MM-yyyy”):ProjectVersions[n].Start date}
	${dateformat(“dd-MM-yyyy”):ProjectVersions[n].Release date}
	${ProjectVersions[n].Archived}
	${ProjectVersions[n].Released}
#{end}

or

#{for <VariableName>=ProjectVersionsCount}
   Content and Project Versions Mappings. Example: ${ProjectVersions[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's project versions.

Iterating_Issue_ProjectVersions.docx

Iterating_Issue_ProjectVersions.xlsx


Iterating Sprints

You can iterate over all sprints to which the issue belongs. The notation is:

Project Versions FieldsDescription
NameThe sprint name
StatusThe sprint status
Expand to see the smaple code
#{for sprints}
	${Sprints[n].Name}
	${Sprints[n].Status}
#{end}

or

#{for <VariableName>=SprintsCount}
   Content and Sprints Mappings. Example: ${Sprints[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's project versions.

Iterating_Issue_Sprints.docx

Iterating_Issue_Sprints.xlsx


Iterating Issue History Entries

You can iterate over all issue's changelogs. The notation is:

Project Versions FieldsDescription
AuthorThe user who made the change
CreatedDate of the change
CreatedDateDate of the change
CreatedDateTimeDate of the change
ChangedItemsCountNumber of items changed
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#{for historyEntries}
	${HistoryEntries[n].Author}
	${HistoryEntries[n].Created}
	${HistoryEntries[n].CreatedDate}
	${HistoryEntries[n].CreatedDateTime}
	${HistoryEntries[n].ChangedItemsCount}
	#{for i=HistoryEntries[n].ChangedItemsCount}
		${HistoryEntries[n].ChangedItems[i].Field}
		${HistoryEntries[n].ChangedItems[i].From}
		${HistoryEntries[n].ChangedItems[i].To}
	#{end}
#{end}

or

#{for <VariableName>=HistoryEntriesCount}
   Content and History Entries Mappings. Example: ${HistoryEntries[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issue's changelogs.

Iterating_Issue_Histories.docx

Iterating_Issue_Histories.xlsx


Iterating Project Components

You can iterate over all project components. The notation is:

Expand to see the sample code
#{for ProjectComponents}
   ${ProjectComponents[n].Name}
   ${ProjectComponents[n].Description}
   ${fullname:ProjectComponents[n].Lead}
   ${ProjectComponents[n].Id}
   ${ProjectComponents[n].ProjectId}
   ${ProjectComponents[n].AssigneeType}
#{end}

#{for <VariableName>=ProjectComponentsCount}
   Content and Components Mappings. Example: ${ProjectComponents[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the project components.

Iterating_Issue_ProjectComponents.docx

Iterating_Issue_ProjectComponents.xlsx


Iterating Issues In Epic

All fields listed here are available on IssuesInEpic[n] because they represent an issue.

Because it is not known in advance how many issues exist for an epic, you can iterate a section over all the issues of an epic issue. This allows you to create a table that dynamically grows according to the number of existing issues. The notation is:

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#{for IssuesInEpic}
   ${IssuesInEpic[n].Key}
   ${IssuesInEpic[n].Summary}
   ${IssuesInEpic[n].Description}
   ${IssuesInEpic[n].Epic Link.Key}
#{end}
 
or
 
#{for <VariableName>=IssuesInEpicCount}
   Content and Issue Mappings. Example: ${IssuesInEpic[VariableName].Field}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template that iterates over the issues in epic.

Iterating_Issues_In_Epic.docx

Iterating_Issues_In_Epic.xlsx


Iterating JQL Queries

You can iterate issues that are the result of a JQL Query. The syntax is similar to the other iterations, but there is a clause parameter that will receive the JQL Query. A few examples are provided below.

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a simple example iterating the details of issues from a specified Project:
 
#{for i=JQLIssuesCount|clause=project = DEMO}
   ${JQLIssues[i].Key}
   ${JQLIssues[i].Summary} 
#{end}
 
or a more advanced example iterating the details of the Parent issue from the current Subtask:
 
#{for i=JQLIssuesCount|clause=issuekey = ${ParentIssueKey}}
	${JQLIssues[i].Key}
	${JQLIssues[i].Id}
	${JQLIssues[i].Description}
#{end}

The documents below demonstrate examples both in Word and Excel template with JQL examples.

JQL.docx

 JQL.xlsx

You can also use a Filter Name or a Filter Id as a clause. For more info, check [http://confluence.xpand-addons.com/display/public/XPORTER/JQL]

Applying filters to Iterations

If you want to take the previous iterations over comments, subtasks and issue links to another level of control, you can use a JavaScript filter to define over which issues the iteration will be made. This can be useful in the following scenarios:

  • Iterating over linked issues that are only of a specific issue type
  • Iterating over subtasks of a specific issue type
  • Iterating over linked issues with a specific priority
  • Iterating over comments created by a specific user

The notation for applying filters to the iterations is:

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#{for <VariableName>=<LinksCount|SubtasksCount|CommentsCount|WorklogsCount>|filter=%{<Javascript>}}
   Content here
#{end}
  • VariableName: is the name of the variable to use as the iteration index.
  • LinksCount|SubtasksCount|CommentsCount: indicates over which type of entities you want to iterate.

  • Filter: indicates the filter to be applied in the iteration.

Notice that the filter is evaluated as a JavaScript expression, which provides flexibility in the definition of the conditions. You can use and (&&), or (||) and other logical operators supported by the JavaScript language.

It is also possible to format fields inside iteration filters. For more information on formatters, see Iterations.

The document below demonstrates an example of a template that iterates over issue links and comments with filters being applied.

Links_with_Filter_and_HighPriority.docx


Nested Iterations

You can have multiple levels of iterations inside other iterations. This can be useful if you want to iterate the comments of each linked issue or the attached images for each subtask.

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#{for <VariableName1>=LinksCount}
  	#{for <VariableName2>=Iteration[n].Count}
		Content here	
	#{end}
#{end}

The document below demonstrates multiple scenarios where nested iterations can be useful.

Nested_iterations.docx


Iterating in the same line of the document

You can also possible to iterate values in the same line of the document. This can be useful if you want to display a list of Subtasks on Linked Issues in the same line, separated by commas or spaces. 


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Users that added comments to this issue: #{for comments}${Comments[n].Author} #{end}

Subtasks of this issue: #{for j=SubtasksCount}${Subtasks[j].Key};#{end}

Linked issues this issue duplicates: #{for j=LinksCount|filter=%{'${Links[j].LinkType}'.equals('duplicates')}}${Links[j].Key} #{end}


Iterating in the same cell in an Excel document

You can also iterate values in the same cell in an Excel document. You can achieve this by simply making your Iteration inside the same cell.

You can use all the Iterations that you are used to and construct them in the exact same way, the difference being that you only use one cell to do them.

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Issue iteration as a demonstration.
Copy this iteration below and paste it into a cell.
 
&{for issues} ${Key} &{end}

Iterating with the BREAK or CONTINUE statement

You can iterate anything, set up a Conditional expression and then utilize the BREAK and CONTINUE statements.

The way to do this is by doing a normal Conditional expression and using the mapping #{break} or #{continue} inside it. 

Expand to see the sample code
Imagine that you have a Jira Issue that contains these comments:
- Hello
- World
- Greetings
- Hi
 
For the Break functionality, lets say that you want to stop the iteration if the current comment is "World". Here is the template for that:
#{for comments}
Current Comment: ${Comments[n].Body}
#{if (%{'${Comments[n].Body}'.equals('World')})}
#{break}
#{end}
Current Comment Author: ${Comments[n].Author}
#{end}
In this case, Xporter for Jira will print the comment "Hello" and it´s author. Next it will print the comment Body "World" but since the Conditional expression is true, it will stop the iteration all together and not print anything else.
Note: Anything after the #{break} mapping will not be printed in the exported document.
 
For the Continue functionality, lets say that you want to skip to the next iteration if the current comment is "World", bypassing the Author mapping for this iteration. Here is the template for that:
#{for comments}
Current Comment: ${Comments[n].Body}
#{if (%{'${Comments[n].Body}'.equals('World')})}
#{continue}
#{end}
Current Comment Author: ${Comments[n].Author}
#{end}
In this case, Xporter for Jira will print the comment "Hello" and it´s author. Next, it will print the comment Body "World" but since the Conditional expression is true, it will continue to the next iteration, not printing the Author of the "World" comment.


Sorting iterations

Imagine that you have an iteration and want to sort it by any field that it can export normally. This will be the header for such an iteration:

#{for comments|sortby=<Iteration mapping>}

NOTE: The mapping after the "sortby" must be equal to the supported mappings for each Iteration.

Example:

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This iteration will be sorted by the Body of all the comments in the issue.

#{for comments|sortby=Body}
${Comments[n].Author}
${Comments[n].Body}
#{end}

Sort By Bulk export

The sortby can also be used to sort a &{for issues} iteration on a Bulk Export.

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&{for issues|sortby=IssueTypeName}
${Key} - ${IssueTypeName}
&{end}

Sorting Criteria

asc and desc can be defined in order to define how do you want to sort your data. The default value is asc.



WIKI indicates that the field supports wiki format. More about here.

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