Block a resource for the whole day

When someone books a resource, you may want to block this resource for the whole day.

Requirements

• Booking Flow configured.

• Access to Jira Automation.

• Familiarity with creating automation rules and using smart values.

Configuration

Create a new Jira Automation rule with the following configuration:

Trigger: Field value changed

The rule will be triggered when your booking request is approved.

You can add a condition to only trigger the rule for the project and work type used by your Booking Flow.

Action: Create Apwide Booking

Create a second booking request that blocks the same resource for the whole day.

Booking start

{{issue.customfield_10034.convertToTimeZone("Europe/Zurich").withHour(0).withMinute(0).withSecond(0).jiraDateTime}}

Make sure you update your “Start time” custom field ID and the time zone of your resource

Booking end

{{issue.customfield_10035.convertToTimeZone("Europe/Zurich").withHour(23).withMinute(59).withSecond(59).jiraDateTime}}

Make sure you update your “Start time” custom field ID and the time zone of your resource

Resource name

{{issue.customfield_10617.value}}

Make sure you update your “Booking” custom field ID

Action: Link work item to

Link the second booking request to the first one.

Link

{{createdJiraBooking.issueKey}}

Branch: Linked work items

Create a branch for the second booking request, so that we can access it.

Action: Transition work item

Force the approval of the second booking request, even though it conflicts with the first booking request.

Action: Delete work item links

Remove the link that we created previously.

Need Assistance?

For support with Jira Automation with Booking, reach out to our Customer Portal.