Object Placeholders

Automatically pull issue, project, user, and date values into your cloned templates

Object placeholders let you insert dynamic values from Jira directly into your cloned issues.
They work automatically: you write a placeholder, and Clone Expert fills it with real data during cloning.

They are similar to Jira Automation’s smart values, but are designed for everyday users creating templates and cloning tasks.

• There is no configuration required.
• You do not fill them in during cloning (unlike local placeholders).
• They always pull fresh, real values from Jira.

Why Object Placeholders are useful

Object placeholders allow you to insert:

• information from the original issue
• details about the destination project
• attributes of the user performing the clone
• the current date and time
• This makes your templates smarter, clearer, and more accurate – without any manual adjustments.

You add a placeholder in this format:

{{object.field}}

Clone Expert automatically replaces it with the correct value.

Available Objects

Clone Expert supports four primary objects:

originalIssue – values from the issue you are cloning

Use this object to reuse information from the source template.

Examples:
Summary of the original issue

{{originalIssue.summary}}

First Fix Version name

{{originalIssue.fixVersions.0.name}}

Reporter name

{{originalIssue.reporter.displayName}}

More examples you can find here: Automation smart values – issues | Cloud automation Cloud | Atlassian Support

When to use it
When your cloned issue should reference or inherit details from the original template item.

project – details of the project where the clone is created

Perfect for templates reused across multiple projects.

Examples:
Project key

{{project.key}}

Project name

{{project.name}}

More examples you can find here: Automation smart values – projects | Cloud automation Cloud | Atlassian Support

When to use it:
When cloning templates across departments or teams, you want cloned issues to clearly indicate their destination project.

user – the user performing the cloning

Useful for automatically inserting audit information, signatures, or references to the cloning user.

Examples:
Display name

{{user.displayName}}

Email address

{{user.emailAddress}}

More examples you can find here: Automation smart values – users | Cloud automation Cloud | Atlassian Support

When to use it:
When tracking responsibility or communication details inside cloned tasks.

new – the current date and time

Insert timestamps or generate date-based text.

Examples:
Insert today’s date (Jira format)

{{now.jiraDate}}

Custom date format

{{date "YYYY-MM-DD"}}

Five years ago

{{date "5 years ago" "YYYY"}}

More examples you can find here: Automation smart values – date and time | Cloud automation Cloud | Atlassian Support

When to use it:
For timestamping, versioning, creating daily reports, or marking when a workflow was started.