Automation

[Nikita]

Hello, everyone 👋

Trying to create automation for a project.
I need it to automatically go to epic after creating a task.
How can I set this up? Attached is a screenshot.



+ can't figure out why I can't add observers for the auto-task. How can I solve this issue? (SQL - don't understand).
Screenshot attached.

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Nikita 

That error message is telling you the rule trigger (i.e., Scheduled) does not supply any issues for the action you want to take (i.e., Add Watchers).

The fix for that is to add a branch to access the newly created issue:

• trigger: scheduled
• action: create the new task
• branch: on most recently created issue
  • action: add watchers

Kind regards,
Bill

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 
Thanks a million 🙏

Can you help me with my second problem?

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 
I mean, I need it to automatically go to epic after creating a task.

[Bill Sheboy]

What do you mean by "go to epic"?

For example, do you mean assign the new Task to an Epic as a child issue?  If so, how do you know which epic you want?

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 
I have an automation, it creates a issue on a certain day and assigns it to an employee. But the issue is created in the backlog. I would like this issue to automatically go to a certain epic.

[Bill Sheboy]

Have you tried to assign it to the epic when you create the task, by selecting the certain one you want?

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 

It looks like this right now.

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 
I want the task to be assigned not only to a specific project, but also to epic.

[Bill Sheboy]

In the action to create the issue, have you tried to set the Epic Link field to your specific epic?

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 
Yes, of course.
When I click on the Epic Link box, I don't have the Epic I want inside.

[Bill Sheboy]

Ah...I missed this is a team-managed project (TMP). I believe you need to set the parent field as TMP do not use the Epic Link.  To do that you will need to use Issue Edit with JSON.

[Nikita]

@Bill Sheboy 
Thank you 🙏
Epic only applied to the project - managed by COMPANY