How do I create an automation that when a sprint is started te ticket status transitions?

[Ryan Wilcox]

I have added a status called backlog so that I can differentiate between time spent in the backlog and time spent in "to do"  in an active sprint. This then meant that time spent in status was more accurately reflected. 

I want to create an automation to transition tickets from "backlog" to "to do" once the sprint has been started. 

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Ryan Wilcox 

Welcome to the Atlassian community!

Have you tried to construct this rule? If so, show us what you have so far.

Otherwise, here is the basic structure:

TRIGGER: When sprint started
FOR EACH: Branch Rule / Related Issues / Issues in the sprint
  IF: Issue Fields Condition
    Status equals Backlog
  THEN: Action: Transition Issue
    Destination Status: To Do

[Ryan Wilcox]

Hi Trudy, thanks for coming back to me. This is exactly the how I managed to fix it after seeing it somewhere else on the community. I'm sorry for asking the question but I couldn't find the answer  before asking the question and it was frustrating me because I could see the "When sprint started" so I knew it must have been possible. 

Thanks again.