Read a BotStar webview parameter for Jira issue follow-up
Make an available webview input part of issue follow-up when the BotStar modal context is ready.
Trigger
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Action
Get BotStar Webview Parameter
Tool to retrieve a parameter value passed from the botstar chatbot to the webview. use inside onchatbotready after your page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Why this helps
A value passed into a chatbot webview can be easy to overlook when switching into Jira issue work.
- Retrieve a parameter using a supported BotStar action.
- Reduce repeated manual lookup of an available webview value.
- Keep the modal and page load requirements explicit.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and BotStar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a named automation in Notis.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis which BotStar webview parameter to retrieve and how it supports issue follow-up.
- 4Pick the Jira New Issue trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real issue when the page is loaded in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Questions about this workflow
Can this retrieve any chatbot value?
The action retrieves a parameter passed from BotStar to the webview. It is intended inside onchatbotready after the page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Does Jira provide the webview parameter?
No. The parameter comes from BotStar to the webview. Jira issue creation is only the workflow trigger.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
Botstar actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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Tool to retrieve the botstar application id (`appid`). use when initializing or reinitializing the live chat widget.
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Livechat boot
Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
Close BotStar Livechat Widget
Tool to hide the live chat window. use when the chat widget is configured in livechat or popup mode.
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Livechat on open
Tool to register a callback when the chat window is opened. use after widget initialization.
Livechat open
Tool to show the live chat window. use after the widget has been bootstrapped with botstarapi('boot') to programmatically open the chat window (mode must be 'livechat' or 'popup').
Livechat update
Tool to update user details on the current live chat session. use when you need to modify user profile attributes during an active conversation.
Get BotStar Webview Parameter
Tool to retrieve a parameter value passed from the botstar chatbot to the webview. use inside onchatbotready after your page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
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