Core concepts

Explores the key programming paradigms and mechanisms that give SIL its power and flexibility. Delves into advanced features that help developers create robust, reusable, and maintainable scripts for complex issue automation scenarios.

Contexts and scope in SIL

Explains how contexts and variable scope work in SIL, showing how the runtime environment gives access to Jira features and issue data and how block scope determines which variables your code can see.Contexts and scope in SIL.

Variable types and reference methods

Explains how SIL identifies and accesses different types of variables in scripts. It covers standard Jira fields, custom fields, and user-defined variables while providing detailed guidance on various referencing methods and pre-declared variables.

User-defined functions (UDRs)

Explains how to create and use user-defined functions (UDFs) in Simple Issue Language (SIL) programs to organize code into reusable components.

Exception handling

Explains SIL exception handling mechanisms, showing how to create and throw custom errors and catch them using try-catch blocks with different patterns.