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I need help creating an automation to copy a field from a parent Work Item to its child Work Items.

agasull October 21, 2025

Hello, I’m trying to create an automation to copy a field from a parent Work Item to its child Work Items.

When setting up the automation, I can’t find the field I want to copy. I usually find all the fields I need here, but this one doesn’t appear. I’ve also attached the field definition — it’s a 1- or 2-level cascading field, where you can select either one option or both.
Maybe I should use the JSON instead, but I’m not sure how it should be declared there.

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Gor Greyan
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October 21, 2025

Hi @agasull

Yes, in Jira, cascading select fields usually don’t show up in the “Edit issue fields” picker in Automation, so you need to set them via More options → Advanced JSON.

You can use this one, so the JSON stays valid even when the child level is empty:

{
"fields": {
"customfield_12345": {
"value": "{{issue.parent.fields.customfield_12345.value}}"
{{#if(issue.parent.fields.customfield_12345.child.value)}}
,"child": { "value": "{{issue.parent.fields.customfield_12345.child.value}}" }
{{/}}
}
}
}


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Mohamed Benziane
Community Champion
October 21, 2025

Hi,

When you click on "Choose fields to set", do you not see your field? Are other fields displayed ?

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