if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(affectedIssues)) {
String[] issuePairs = affectedIssues.split(",");
for (String pair : issuePairs) {
String[] idAndUrl = pair.split(">>");
if (idAndUrl.length == 3) {
affectedIssuesSet.add(new Issue(idAndUrl[0], idAndUrl[1], idAndUrl[2]));
}
}
}
return affectedIssuesSet;
}