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How to update parent story's original estimate with sum of subtasks in team-managed project?

Anna Laptyuhova
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June 18, 2026

Hi community,

I'm trying to roll up subtask original estimates to the parent story automatically in a team-managed Jira project.

What I've already tried:

  1. Edit work item → Additional fields JSON
json
{ "fields": { "timeoriginalestimate": ... } }

Result: field ignored — timeoriginalestimate not available in team-managed

  1. Edit work item → timetracking JSON
json
{ "fields": { "timetracking": { "originalEstimate": "..." } } }

Result: edits the subtask itself, not the parent — no "Parent of trigger work item" option in team-managed dropdown

  1. Send web request PUT to REST API
https://mysite.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/{{triggerIssue.parent.key}}

Result: 404 — smart value doesn't resolve in URL field

What I need:
When a subtask's original estimate is updated → calculate sum of all sibling subtasks' original estimates → write total to parent story's original estimate field → visible in backlog without entering each story.

Questions:

  • What is the correct smart value for parent issue key in Send web request URL?
  • Is there any other approach (branch, lookup, etc.) that works in team-managed?
  • Does triggerIssue.parent.subtasks.originalEstimateSeconds.sum work in team-managed at all?

Thanks!

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