How to update a nested field using "Update JIRA issues field" step

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1

I was able to get the step to work when updating a field like summary, but I want to update the name of status field.

Here’s a look into the metadata when I pull it down using the jira api via curl

  {  
   "id":"123456",
   "self":"myissueUrl",
   "key":"XY-123",
   "fields":{  
      "issuetype":{  },
      "parent":{  },
      "timespent":null,
      "status":{  
         "self":"myIssueUrl",
         "description":"my description",
         "iconUrl":"icon.png",
         "name":"I WANT TO UPDATE THIS FIELD RIGHT HERE",
         "id":"1",
         "statusCategory":{  }
      },      "components":[  ],
      "timeoriginalestimate":null,
      "description":"Desctip of the issue",
      "summary":"Summary of the issue",
      "creator":{  },
      "subtasks":[  ],
      "reporter":{  },
      "duedate":null,
      "progress":{  },
      "votes":{  },
      "comment":{  },
      "worklog":{  }
   }
}
2

I’ve answered on GH issue (Update JIRA issues field is a 3rd party step), but for the record:
I’ll check that.

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3

It is not an issue. Issue fields like status cannot be just edited (in terms of JIRA), they are only changed automatically when issue is transitioned to another state.

Explained on GH: https://github.com/DroidsOnRoids/bitrise-step-update-jira-issue-field/issues/4

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4

Marked as solution here - thanks for reporting @koral! :wink: