Build-your-own (scripted) Post-function

This post-function allows you to run an arbitrary Nunjucks template (script). This can be used to create your own post-functions.

To add the 'Build-your-own (scripted)' post-function to a transition:

Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition, you wish to add the post-function on.
In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
Click on Post Functions in the properties panel.
Click on Add post function.
Select Build-your-own (scripted) post-function from the list of post-functions.
Click on Add to add the post-function on the transition.
Input an optional description in the “Description” field
Input a Nunjucks template that needs to be executed
Click on "Add post function".

See here for a use case for this post-function

When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger it, the specified arbitrary code gets executed.

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JMWE shows an error message on the issue view if any error occurs during the execution of the post-function. This message is displayed only if the current user is a Jira administrator.

Delayed execution

Post functions are provided with an option to delay execution for a set number of seconds using the Delayed execution option (Figure 1, right). To delay execution, select the number of seconds to wait until the post-function is run; any value between 1 second (the default) up to a maximum of 20 seconds can be selected.

Workflows that depend on post functions being executed in a specific order can fail due to the asynchronous nature of Connect post-functions in Jira Cloud. One workaround is to delay the execution of a post-function, thereby creating a more predictable execution order. For example, on the approval of a Story you want to create sub-tasks and immediately transition them; in this case, you will have to delay the execution of the Transition Linked Issues post-function, so that the sub-tasks are created before they are transitioned. See the sample use case, below.

Where possible, it is recommended to use the Sequence of post-functions post-function or Shared action post-function to execute a series of post-functions in a specific sequence instead of applying a delay.