How does one replicate releases from a jira software project to a jira software program

[tab white]

How to replicate releases from a jira software project that has all issue types, to a jira software program that only has epics.

[Walter Buggenhout]

Hi @tab white and welcome to the Community!

I am just going to assume here that your Jira program is just another Jira project that has your epics in it.

You are probably aware that releases in Jira are restricted by project. So, if you want the same releases in different projects, you can more or less pretend as if they are the same by copying them over with the same name, keeping in mind that they are in reality different releases.

To sync releases between projects, you could set up an automation rule with the following components:

trigger: version created

condition: work item fields -> the project the version was created in

action: create version -> use smart values to copy the original values from the trigger version

With that in mind, your rule might look somewhat like this:

On a final note: have a good look to find out if you really need this. If your teams are using scrum boards, they will be working on the child issues of your epics and not on the epics themselves. It is not sure if epics will actually be included in releases in that case.

And on a even more final note. You did not mention what plan you are on. If you have Jira premium, (Advanced Roadmaps) plans allow you to create a cross-project release. Without making too much of it, it is a concept that allows you to link several project releases into a single consolidated release in a plan. While it does not let you release it across Jira projects, it does allow you to get a consolidated view on all work across the different linked releases from various projects.

Hope this helps!