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Automation allows you define special rules, known as generators, that tell Structure what issues to show you from Jira and where to place them within the structure. Generated can be added right into the structure (unlike Synchronizers which are added via the Manage Structures page).
Once the user opens the structure, the generators are executed one by one, loading and arranging issues. While the structure remains open, they will keep running, monitoring Jira changes and updating the structure accordingly until the structure is closed. There are a couple of key points to keep in mind regarding generators:
When evaluating Automation performance, there are several factors that come into play:
The number of structures with generators does not affect the performance - if a structure is not opened, its generators are not running.
For more details on the efficient usage of Automation, please refer to our Building Efficient Structures With Automation guide.
To reduce the risk of Automation affecting the Jira performance in general, we have introduced the Automation Timeout feature, which stops a generation if it exceeds a certain time period. If a user creates a structure that has loading time which exceeds the set threshold, the generation process will be stopped and the user will be able to adjust the generators settings. See Paused Generation for more details.