# Sync Assignee from Azure to JIRA custom field

**URL:** <https://community.exalate.com/t/sync-assignee-from-azure-to-jira-custom-field/4994>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** exalate, usecase, azuredevops-jiraclou, migrated\_question\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://community.exalate.com/t/sync-assignee-from-azure-to-jira-custom-field/4994 "2024-11-04T07:36:53Z")\
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_Originally asked by Ariel Aguilar on 05 January 2022 [(original question)](https://oldcommunity.exalate.com/questions/42830427)_

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Question raised:

I am trying to link the Assignee field in ADO to a custom field in JIRA. The field in JIRA was a text field. When trying to sync, this did not work and broke the integration. How would I go about doing this? I also want to do this from ADO to JIRA so if you could provide those details as well, it would be greatly appreciated.

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_Answer by Ariel Aguilar on 06 January 2022_

To answer this question, we will need to know what configuration is in place. However, you should be doing:

Azure Devops Outgoing Sync:

```auto
replica.assignee = workItem.assignee 

```

Jira Cloud Incoming Sync

```auto
issue.customFields."Your custom field name".value = replica.assignee?.displayName

```

Or either:

```auto
issue.customFields."Your custom field name".value = replica.assignee?.email

```

Let me know if that helps.

Kind regards,

Ariel

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