Jira automation - Multiple layers of issues in 1 rule

[Chris F]

Hi team,

I'm trying to set up the automatic creation of issues within Jira that would act as a 'service onboarding' checklist. In theory it would work something like:

If an Outcome is created (custom issue type above Epic/Feature)

Then create 4 Epics

For each of those epics

Create 3 Stories/Tasks

I've tried experimenting with a few options to have this all work in 1 rule but I haven't been successful. I could split this off into 2 rules but I was hoping to keep things neat.

Any guidance/help is appreciated.

[JM Perrot · Accepted solution]

Hello @Chris F 

If the most important thing for you is to keep it in one rule, you can sequence your rule this way:

• When an outcome is created
• Then create 1 Epic
• For the most recently created issue
  •    -Then Create a story
  •    -Then Create a story
  •    -Then Create a story
• Then create 1 Epic
• For the most recently created issue
  •    -Then Create a story
  •    -Then Create a story
  •    -Then Create a story

etc...

I hope this can be useful, let me know if it's the case :)

Bests,

JM

[Chris F]

Brilliant, thanks @JM Perrot

For any future readers who are trying this and are wondering how to then link the Epic to the Story I had to create a Variable that captured the Epic's issue key and then use that as the value for the 'Epic Link' on the Story.