If my Epic has two issues, set the status of Epic same as the status of the Issue whichever is less

[Puneet Mehresh]

I want to automate the Epic status having two issues, I need to set the status of Epic same as the status of the Issue whichever is lesser in SDLC cycle. Example if one issue  Say Issue-A is in Development and Issue B is in Analysis Phase. Then Epic status should be Alaysis Phase - B.

Please let me know how can I automate this.

[Mark Segall]

Hi @Puneet Mehresh and welcome to the community!

This could get a little tricky.  You would want to do this with a series of branch rules:

• TRIGGER: Issue Transitioned
• CONDITION: Issue Type != Epic
• BRANCH 1: Epic (Parent)
  • CONDITION: JQL (Some match specified JQL)
    • "Epic Link" = {{issue}} AND issueType = Story AND status = "Analysis Phase"
  • CONDITION: Status != "Analysis Phase"
  • ACTION: Transition Issue to "Analysis Phase"
• CONDITION: Related Issues Condition (Epic)
  • Status != "Analysis Phase"
    NOTE - This condition is necessary to ensure the rule stops processing once Analysis Phase has been ruled out as earliest status
• BRANCH 2: Epic (Parent)
  • CONDITION: JQL (Some match specified JQL)
    • "Epic Link" = {{issue}} AND issueType = Story AND status = "In Development"
  • CONDITION: Status != "In Development"
  • ACTION: Transition Issue to "In Development"
• CONDITION: Related Issues Condition (Epic)
  • Status != "Analysis Phase"
• Branch 3: Repeat above as needed