## Overview
When talking in Slack (or similar) people may reference (but not link) Jira issues that we want to view. Here we use Alfred's Universal Actions to construct a URL from the ticket ID and open it in your browser. 

[The easiest Alfred workflow to open Jira tickets on a Mac - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY8NYo91zdw)

## Automation flow diagram for opening Jira tickets using Alfred
![Automation flow diagram for opening Jira tickets using Alfred](https://mermaid.ink/svg/pako:eNpVkMFqwzAMhl9FeARa1h526shhUNrmsNNgY4fhi2qrjVvHDooCCyHvPrtdN4qx9cv69BtrVCZaUqUqitEFJ-WoldTUkFalVnvskljA790nssO9py4VIYEtuwZ52EQf-cI_rJ6qqtpdWzoyMdj7erV-3mxXWk3TVBQ65HVkbGv42GbdenRB6Ftmb1lBliDOnEmA6UBMwdBcB_QHJjtbX0LKT45x9pqO-Z0LLJdQu2Pt05ar2SOcaYCujiymz8ALXM1uprknthQ66NmDdUxG_HAB8ytqoRriBp1NMxt1APifV5Lpu2etdJgS17cWhXbWSWRVHtB3tFDYS3wfglGlcE83aOswjaH5o1oMXzHe8ukHh5WRIQ)

```mermaidignore
graph TD

plaintext(Plain text ticket reference)
alfred(Alfred)
jira(Jira)

plaintext -- highlight text + key shortcut --> alfred
alfred -- opens url directly --> jira
```

## How to recreate this automation for use in your own workflows
### Resources
* [Alfred Universal Actions (alfredapp.com)](https://www.alfredapp.com/universal-actions/)
* [Jira | Issue & Project Tracking Software | Atlassian](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira)

### Step 1: Create an Alfred Workflow
Create an Alfred Workflow that takes in your keyword and opens it in a browser. It's only 2 steps - `Universal Action` and `Open URL`. 
![Alfred Workflow](https://ry.d.pr/q2S2K5.png)

**Universal Action node**
![Universal Action Node](https://ry.d.pr/azLWcK.png)

**Open URL node**
![Open URL Node](https://ry.d.pr/bdmZYa.png)
_* note - you may need to change the URL construction to match your implementation of JIRA _

### Step 2: Spot unlinked Jira reference
I come across these release notes in Slack and want to check out one of the tickets.
![Plaintext Jira ticket reference](https://ry.d.pr/tcj9ot.png)

### Step 3: Highlight ticket
![Highlight ticket in text](https://ry.d.pr/JPsmtG.png)

### Step 4: Hit your Alfred Universal Action hotkey
Select the workflow you just created and your Jira ticket will open.
![Select Alfred Workflow](https://ry.d.pr/FSRGxC.png)


Plain text Jira ticket reference can be annoying. Use this tutorial as the easiest way to open Jira issues with Alfred.

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