Getting the current user

This code snippet fetches the user who triggered the current transition.

This snippet uses the currentUser built-in variable to fetch the user object representing the user who triggered the current transition.

{{ currentUser }}

The output of this code snippet is a user object representing the current user which you could use to:

Set a User picker field to the current user. Eg: Assign the issue to current user in one of the Set Field Value post-functions, using the "Treat value as JSON" option
Set a User picker field to the current user in:
- one of the Transition issue post-functions on the transition screen, if any
- in the Create issue post-function under Set fields of new issue section
```
{{ currentUser.accountId }}
```
Conditionally execute a post-function or Unlink issues - Eg: Check that the current user is the Reporter of the issue
```
{{ currentUser.accountId == issue.fields.reporter.accountId }}
```
Notify the customer that the issue raised by them is being handled by the current user through the
- Comment in one of the Comment issue post-functions
- Subject/HTML body/Text body of Email issue post-function
```
Hi {{ issue.fields.reporter.accountId }}. Your issue is being handled by {{ currentUser.accountId }}.
```
Write a JQL search expression in the Link issues to current issue post-function - Eg: Link issues assigned to the current user
```
assignee = {{ currentUser.accountId }}
```

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