Last updated Mar 2, 2023

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

Following examples assume you are using brackets as a start and an end pattern of your placeholders.

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

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.

Types of dynamic variables

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