Copy fields into sub-tasks

[Heike Ellwood]

When a sub-task is added to a user story, I would like the 'team' field copied into the subtask as this determines whether it's visible on our boards. Could somebody please explain how to do this in the rule builder? 

[Izabela França · Accepted solution]

Hello, @Heike Ellwood ! 

If you are using the default field "Teams" in Jira, when you create a sub-task it inherits its parent value automatically. However, if it is a custom field, you can create an automation rule with the "Work item created" trigger, adding the conditions you need — for example, the issue type must be a sub-task and its parent must be a story. Then, you can add an action to edit the custom field, copying the value from the parent work item.

Here is an example of an automatiom you could create:

Let us know if it helps :)

Regards,

Izabela

[Trudy P Claspill]

Hello @Heike Ellwood 

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