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Last updated Jan 27, 2026

Types of dynamic variables

This chapter provides information about three types of fields supported by dynamic variables.

There are multiple types of fields supported by dynamic variables. Using correct formatting, you can define:

  • Text Field
  • Single Select
  • Multi Select
  • Date picker
  • Date time picker
  • User picker
Tip

Add * at the end of the placeholder to make a field required.

Add * inside the brackets to allow selecting more than one option (multi-select instead of single-select).

Use the | mark as a separator to create Select options. For example: [City|Warsaw|London|Berlin].

Example

Following examples assume you are using brackets [] as a start and an end pattern of your placeholders and * as a required mark. You can change them, see Dynamic Variables Format for details.

Placeholder Field type Field name Field options Required
[Version] Text field Version - false
[Version required]* Text field Version Required - true
[City|Warsaw|London|Berlin] Single select City Warsaw, London, Berlin false
[City Required|Warsaw|London|Berlin]* Single select City Required Warsaw, London, Berlin true
[City Multi-select*|Warsaw|London|Berlin] Multi select City Multi-select Warsaw, London, Berlin false
[City Multi-select Required*|Warsaw|London|Berlin]* Multi select City Multi-select Required Warsaw, London, Berlin true
[Version]* Text field Version - true
[Definition of Done:paragraph] Text field (multi line) Definition of Done - false
[Launch date:date] Date picker Launch date - false
[Meeting time:datetime] Date time picker Meeting time - false
[Manager:user] User picker Manager Returns a list of users whose attributes match the query term false
[Story points:number] Number field Story points - false

You can also use the following variables:

Field Value
ASSIGNEE assignee
COMPONENTS components
DATE date
DATE_TIME datetime
DESCRIPTION description
DUE_DATE duedate
FIX_VERSIONS fixVersions
ISSUE issue
LABELS labels
MULTISELECT multiselect
NUMBER number
PARAGRAPH paragraph
PRIORITY priority
SELECT select
SPRINT sprint
SPRINT sprint
STRING string
TEAM team
USER user
USERS users
Note

For user picker you need browse users permission to search by user attributes, such as displayName and emailAddress. Otherwise, you need to type an exact username. See Atlassian developer website for more details.