Test an automation rule using the Manual trigger

When configuring an automation rule, you may want to test it first before enabling it for use on real data.

While there’s no “test” function in Atlassian Cloud automation, you can test your rules manually using the Manual trigger from issue trigger. This allows you to manually execute a rule by triggering it on the detail view of an issue.

How to test your automation rules

Create your rule

1. While configuring a rule, select the Manual trigger. You can restrict which groups can view and manually run the rule when setting up this trigger.

   • If you select Prompt for input when this rule is triggered, you’ll also be able to create a form that will appear when someone triggers the rule, which they'll need to fill in before the rule runs.

2. Save your rule.

Test your rule

In Jira:

1. Navigate to an issue, and select the Actions dropdown menu.

2. Select your rule from the list. You rule will immediately start running.

In Confluence:

1. Navigate to a page (manual rules aren’t available on blogs) and select Automation or select a on your keyboard.

2. Select your rule from the list. You rule will immediately start running.

Learn more

Check out how we use manual triggers in our Jira automation template library.