Predefined structure types reference

This article provides a comprehensive reference of predefined structure types in Simple Issue Language (SIL ™), detailing their fields, data types, and the specific functions that return them when working with Jira, Jira Service Management, Jira Software, Insight, and Tempo.

SIL provides two categories of structure types:

Predefined structures are built-in structure types that come with SIL and are designed to interface with specific Jira functionalities. Each predefined structure maps to a corresponding Jira object model and is used by specific SIL functions for operations like HTTP requests, workflow management, and issue tracking.
Custom structures are structure types you can create to model custom data relationships and organize complex data. Custom structures follow the same syntax rules as predefined structures and can be created using the structure definition syntax detailed in the Structures section on the Syntax and types introduction page.

All structures in SIL operate in a detached state, meaning that modifying structure fields only exists within your script. The changes don't get saved to Jira. For example, if you modify fields in a project version structure, the actual project version in Jira remains unchanged. This makes it safe to manipulate structure data in your scripts without affecting the real Jira data.

Contents 1 How to use the reference tables 2 Standard types 3 Insight types 4 Jira Service Management types 5 Jira Software types 6 Tempo types

How to use the reference tables

This page provides a full list of the predefined structures used in SIL. Here’s a breakdown of the information you can find in the tables:

Table column	Description

Table column	Description
Name	This is the unique identifier for the structure type.
Fields	These are named properties that hold data within the structure.
Field types	The data type for each field. Can be one of the following: Basic types (`string`, `number`, `integer`, `boolean`, `date`) Arrays (marked with `[]`) Other structure types (like a field of type HttpHeader in HttpRequest)
Returned by function	Predefined structures serve as return types for specific SIL functions. When you call these functions, they return data organized in the corresponding structure format.

Example

This is example shows the JComment structure, which has seven fields of string and date type.

struct JComment {
    string id;            // Field name: id, Type: string
    string text;          // Field name: text, Type: string 
    string author;        // Field name: author, Type: string
    date created;         // Field name: created, Type: date
    string updatedBy;     // Field name: updatedBy, Type: string
    date updated;         // Field name: updated, Type: date
    string securityLevel; // Field name: securityLevel, Type: string
}This page provides a reference of the predefined structure types used in SIL.

The JComment structure is returned when you use functions like:

editComment()
getCommentById()
getLastComment()

This means when you write:

JComment comment = getCommentById("12345");

The function returns the comment data organized in the JComment structure, allowing you to access fields like comment.text or comment.author.

Standard types

Standard structure types are core structures that handle fundamental Jira operations and integrations. These include HTTP communication, email handling, user management, comments, custom fields, project components, and other basic Jira entities. These structures are available in all Jira installations and form the foundation of SIL scripting.

Name	Fields	Field types	Returned by function

Name	Fields	Field types	Returned by function
HttpCookie	name	string	httpCreateCookie
HttpCookie	value	string	httpCreateCookie
HttpHeader	key	string	httpCreateHeader httpBasicAuthHeader
HttpHeader	value	string	httpCreateHeader httpBasicAuthHeader
HttpProxy	host	string	httpDelete httpPatch httpGet	httpPost httpOptions httpPut
HttpProxy	port	number	httpDelete httpPatch httpGet	httpPost httpOptions httpPut
HttpQueryParam	name	string	httpCreateParameter
HttpQueryParam	value	string	httpCreateParameter
HttpRequest	headers	HttpHeader []	httpDelete httpPatch httpGet	httpPost httpOptions httpPut
	cookies	HttpCookie []
	parameters	HttpQueryParam []
HttpResponseInfo	class	string	httpGetResponseInfo
	statusCode	integer
	errorMessage	string
	reasonPhrase	string
IncomingEmail	from	string []	getIncomingEmail
	to	string []
	cc	string []
	subject	string
	body	string
	attachments	string []
JApproval	issueId	integer
	name	string
	decision	string
	createdDate	date
	completedDate	date
	statusId	string
	approvers	string[]
JBoard	id	integer	getAllBoards
	name	string
	type	string
	swimlaneName	string
	epicsPanel	string
	cardColor	string
	issueCutOff	string
	savedFilterId	integer
	showDaysInColumn	boolean
	isSprintSupportEnabled	boolean
JComment	id	string	editComment getCommentById getLastComment
	text	string
	author	string
	created	date
	updatedBy	string
	updated	date
	securityLevel	string
JComponent	id	number	getComponentFromEvent admGetProjectComponent getMergeToComponentFromEvent getOldComponentFromEvent admUpdateProjectComponent
	name	string
	description	string
	lead	string
	defaultAssignee	number
	archived	boolean
JCustomField	id	number	getAllCustomFields
	name	string
	description	string
	type	string
JEmailAttachment	file	string	sendEmail
	name	string
	mimeType	string
JEmailMessage	to	string []	sendEmail sendHtmlEmail
	cc	string []
	bcc	string []
	subject	string
	message	string
	from	string
	attachments	JEmailAttachment []
JFieldChange	user	string	getFieldChanges lastIssueChanges
	changeDate	date
	field	string
	oldVal	string
	newVal	string
	oldValString	string
	newValString	string
JFieldValue	fieldName	string	createIssue
JFieldValue	values	string []	createIssue
JFilter	id	number	admGetAllFilters admGetAllOwnedFilters admGetFilterById	admGetFiltersForProject admUpdateFilter getFiltersByName
	name	string
	description	string
	owner	string
	query	string
JGeneric	name	string	admGetScreenSchemeFromITScheme admGetScreensFromScheme	admGetPermissionsFromScheme admGetNotificationSchemeByName
JGeneric	value	string	admGetScreenSchemeFromITScheme admGetScreensFromScheme	admGetPermissionsFromScheme admGetNotificationSchemeByName
JIssueLink	id	number	getIssueLinksDetail getIssueLinkFromEvent
	name	string
	direction	number
	description	string
	issue	string
JLdapUserAttribute	name	string	ldapUserStruct
JLdapUserAttribute	value	string []	ldapUserStruct
JLdapUserStruct	DN	string	ldapUserStruct
JLdapUserStruct	attributes	JLdapUserAttribute []	ldapUserStruct
JLogin	loginCount	number	admGetUserLogin
	lastLogin	date
	failedLoginCount	number
	lastFailedLogin	date
JMoveIssueParams	issueToBeMoved	string	moveIssue
	targetProject	string
	targetIssueTypeId	string
	targetIssueStatusId	string
	targetSubtaskIssueTypeId	string
JProject	id	number	getOldProjectFromEvent getProjectFromEvent admProjectProperties
	key	string
	name	string
	description	string
	lead	string
	url	string
	unassignedByDefault	boolean
	avatarId	number
	category	string
	projectType	string
JRequestType	id	integer	getRequestsTypes
	portalId	number
	issueTypeId	number
	iconId	number
	name	string
	description	string
	helpText	string
JScreenField	fieldId	string	admGetScreenFields
	fieldName	string
	fieldPosition	number
	tabName	string
	tabPosition	number
JServerInfo	os	string	serverInfo
	osVersion	string
	osArch	string
	javaHome	string
	processors	integer
	freeMemory	string
	maxMemory	string
	totalMemory	string
	userName	string
	userDir	string
	userHome	string
	rootInfo	string
JSlaCompletedCycle	startTime	date	getSlaInformation
	stopTime	date
	breached	boolean
	goalDuration	number
	elepsedTime	number
	remainingTime	number
JSlaInformation	name	string	getSlaInformation
	completedCycles	JSlaCompletedCycle
	ongoingCycle	JSlaOngoingCycle
JSlaOngoingCycle	startTime	date	getSlaInformation
	breachedTime	date
	breached	boolean
	paused	boolean
	withinCalendarHours	boolean
	goalDuration	number
	elepsedTime	number
	remainingTime	number
JSprint	id	integer	getAllOpenSprints
	name	string
	startDate	date
	endDate	date
	completeDate	date
	goal	string
	state	string
	boardId	integer
JUser	key	string	admGetFilterOwner getNewUserFromEvent getOldUserFromEvent	getUserByEmail getUserByFullName getUser
	username	string
	displayname	string
	email	string
	active	boolean
JVersion	id	number	admGetProjectVersion admUpdateProjectVersion getAffectsVersionSwappedToFromEvent	getMergeToVersionFromEvent getOldVersionFromEvent getVersionFromEvent
	name	string
	description	string
	projectKey	string
	startDate	date
	releaseDate	date
	archived	boolean
	released	boolean
JWorkflow	id	string	getAllWorkflows getWorkflowsFromSchemeName
	name	string
	mode	string
	type	string
	assocIssueType	string
	active	boolean
	statuses	string []
	transitions	string []
JWorkflowAction	name	string	getAllWorkflowTransitions getWorkflowTransition
	fromStatus	string
	conditions	string []
	validators	string []
	postFunctions	string []
JWorklog	id	number	getWorklogsForIssues
	author	string
	startDate	date
	timeSpent	interval
	comment	string
	issue	string
WebhookParam	name	string	getWebhookPayload
WebhookParam	values	string []	getWebhookPayload
WebhookPayload	queryParams	WebhookParam []	getWebhookPayload
	httpMethod	string
	payload	string

Insight types

Insight structure types are structures specifically designed for Jira Insight Asset Management. They handle asset management data like objects, object types, attributes, and references. These structures allow you to work with configuration management database (CMDB) functionality, managing assets and their relationships.

Jira Service Management types

These are structures focused on IT service management functionality. They handle service requests, approvals, SLAs, customer portals, and other service desk specific features. These structures are only available when Jira Service Management is installed.

Jira Software types

These are structures specific to agile project management features in Jira Software. They handle boards, sprints, and other agile artifacts. These structures are only available when Jira Software is installed and are used for managing agile development processes.

Tempo types

These are structures specific to the Tempo suite of products (like Tempo Timesheets). They handle time tracking, resource planning, and cost management functionality. These structures are only available when Tempo products are installed and configured in your Jira instance.

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