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How do I automate moving a parent item to a specific status based on their child items's statuses?

Tim
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February 9, 2026

I can easily do this if the child items statuses are both moved to "Done", but I have custom statuses set up named two different things, both being part of the "done" category. 

Here's my set up:

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The issue I'm having is the automation doesn't make any changes after the child items are moved to the appropriate statuses, so it seems like my branch is failing. The audit log reads "No Actions Performed" twice, one per child item being moved. 

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Tim
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February 9, 2026

I figured it out, I realized I can just change the JQL to statusCategory = "Done".

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Trudy Claspill
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February 9, 2026

Hello @Tim 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

Can you provide screen images showing the full details of the log for the execution of the rule? Make sure you expand all sections so we can see the details.

Is there more to the rule beyond what you've shown in the image? If so, please provide a screen image showing the entire rule.

Are the item types in the condition in the trigger the types used for the child items?

The For: Parent will be trying to change focus to the Parent of the item that triggered the rule. If the trigger item doesn't have a parent then that would cause a problem.

Sometimes there can be a timing issue, so you might try adding a "Re-fetch" action immediately after the trigger.

After you provide the details of the entire rule and the execution log I may have other suggestions for you.

 

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