update_issue

update_issue

Modify and manage existing issues in Backlog by updating key details such as summary, priority, status, due date, assigned users, and comments for better project tracking and collaboration.

Instructions

Updates an existing issue

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`actualHours`	No	Actual work hours
`assigneeId`	No	User ID of the assignee
`attachmentId`	No	Attachment IDs
`categoryId`	No	Category IDs
`comment`	No	Comment to add when updating the issue
`description`	No	Updates an existing issue
`dueDate`	No	Scheduled due date (yyyy-MM-dd)
`estimatedHours`	No	Estimated work hours
`issueIdOrKey`	Yes	Issue ID or issue key
`issueTypeId`	No	Issue type ID
`milestoneId`	No	Milestone IDs
`notifiedUserId`	No	User IDs to notify
`priorityId`	No	Priority ID
`resolutionId`	No	Resolution ID
`startDate`	No	Scheduled start date (yyyy-MM-dd)
`statusId`	No	Status ID
`summary`	No	Summary of the issue
`versionId`	No	Version IDs

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "actualHours": {
      "description": "Actual work hours",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "assigneeId": {
      "description": "User ID of the assignee",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "attachmentId": {
      "description": "Attachment IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "categoryId": {
      "description": "Category IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "comment": {
      "description": "Comment to add when updating the issue",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "description": {
      "description": "Updates an existing issue",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "dueDate": {
      "description": "Scheduled due date (yyyy-MM-dd)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "estimatedHours": {
      "description": "Estimated work hours",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "issueIdOrKey": {
      "description": "Issue ID or issue key",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "number"
      ]
    },
    "issueTypeId": {
      "description": "Issue type ID",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "milestoneId": {
      "description": "Milestone IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "notifiedUserId": {
      "description": "User IDs to notify",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "priorityId": {
      "description": "Priority ID",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "resolutionId": {
      "description": "Resolution ID",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "startDate": {
      "description": "Scheduled start date (yyyy-MM-dd)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "statusId": {
      "description": "Status ID",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "summary": {
      "description": "Summary of the issue",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "versionId": {
      "description": "Version IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "issueIdOrKey"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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