Velocity references in field values

User can use variables in field values during configure repeating details. A variable is one type of reference in Velocity Template Language (VTL) and can refer to objects defined in template context. To use variable please put it name in velocity variable syntax: $variable or ${variable}.

Below are listed available variables that can be used in velocity template:

Variable	Type	Description	Sample value

Variable	Type	Description	Sample value
$sourceIssue	Issue	cloned (for Clone Issue) or parent (for Create Sub-task) issue	DEMO-1
$repeating	Repeating	current repeating

Sample usages

Field	Velocity expression	Sample value

Field	Velocity expression	Sample value
Summary	CLONE - $sourceIssue.summary	CLONE - This is source issue summary
Description	Issue repeated by $sourceIssue.key at $repeating.date.formatDateISO	Issue repeated by DEMO-1 at 2016-09-11
Date time field	$repeating.date.addDays(2).withHours(10).withMinutes(0)	11/sep/16 10:00 AM
String custom field	$!sourceIssue.getCustomFieldValue($this)	This is some source issue value for "String custom field"