How to fetch the latest worklog entry using Automation for Jira?
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Summary
Fetching the latest worklog entry that has just been logged against an issue using Smart values in Automation for Jira.
Solution
As mentioned in Jira Smart Values -Issues the different smart values available for worklog are : {{worklog.comment}} {{worklog.started}} {{worklog.timeSpentSeconds}} Visibility is available when the worklog is restricted {{worklog.visibility}} {{worklog.visibility.type}} {{worklog.visibility.value}}
However, to fetch the only latest worklog entry, you can use the below smart value
{{issue.worklog.last.timeSpent}}
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