# What is the best practice to distinguish the issue is created by Exalate

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**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** cloud-jira, migrated\_question\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://community.exalate.com/t/what-is-the-best-practice-to-distinguish-the-issue-is-created-by-exalate/4240 "2024-11-04T06:41:07Z")\
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_Originally asked by Cloud Chiu on 01 June 2020 [(original question)](https://oldcommunity.exalate.com/questions/11339695)_

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We have two sites that will sync the issue to each others, but can you recommend how we can distinguish the issue is created by Exalate. I notice that the reporter is set to Exalate automatically, is there other alternatives like add an additional labels?Source: [Jira Cloud](https://oldcommunity.exalate.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3703235)_(old community)_

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#### Comments:

> **Roman commented on 02 June 2020**
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> > Hey Cloud Chiu,
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> yes, you can add labels, comments you can put addition text into the custom field anything that matches your use-case. Do you need any help with that?

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_Answer by Cloud Chiu on 03 June 2020_

But do you recommend that the reporter Exalate is good enough to distinguish?

And can you also show me sample codes to add the new labels in destination issue (but not overwrite the existing ones, just append it)? Will the added label be also sync back to source issue?

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