Auto-add part of parent summary to sub-tasks that are also created by an automation

[Breanna Williams]

Example for further context:

• I create a task manually, using an example summary it would be: 
  • Testing - Campaign Launch
• After this is created, there are multiple sub-tasks created automatically. Example summary of subtasks:
  • Platform 1 - Campaign Launch
  • Platform 2 - Campaign Launch
  • Brief
  • Performance Recap

My question is: How do I get "Testing -" coming directly from the parent into my sub-tasks automatically? Example of how I would like to look automatically:

• Testing - Platform 1 - Campaign Launch
• Testing - Platform 2 - Campaign Launch
• Testing - Brief
• Testing - Performance Recap

Please let me know if I can provide anymore context!

[Laurie Sciutti · Accepted solution]

Hi @Breanna Williams ~ is the info you're pulling from the parent always a specific length or wording?  Would it be anything in the parent that is before the dash?

[Breanna Williams]

Hi @Laurie Sciutti ! It is not a specific length. Yes, it would be anything before the dash!

[Laurie Sciutti]

Hi @Breanna Williams ~ I think you want this:

{{issue.summary.substringBefore("-")}}

[Breanna Williams]

Amazing, that worked! Thank you so much @Laurie Sciutti 

[Breanna Williams]

@Mark Segall I saw you began to answer something similar to this in this thread: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Automate-adding-substring-of-the-parent-task-summary-name-to-the/qaq-p/1922464