Jira automation: Transition Epic if no other story is in a particular status

[Firas Majid]

Hi, 

I'm creating a new set of rules in my project and I'm in need of help with a automation rule. 

My Epics contain many stories and they in turn can have different statuses. 

I want to create an automation for when a Story is transitioned to "Analysis". Then I would like my Epic to also get this status, "Analysis". BUT if another Story within the same Epic already has the status "Blocked", I would keep my Epic in "Blocked" (another automation rule I have). 

So i need the following:

- When Story is transitioned to "Analysis" enter rule:

--- If any of the other stories in the epic is equal to "Blocked", transition Epic to "Blocked"

- Otherwise transition Epic to "Analysis"

My first problem is that I can't find anything to loop through other stories with the same parent.

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @Firas Majid 

This is possible using Branches. I don't have those specific statuses, but this is how I built it an example:

• Trigger: Issue Transitioned - to Analysis
• Branch: Set type of related issues to Epic (parent)
• In the branch:
  • Condition: Related issues condition. Set Related Issues to Stories (or other issues in this Epic), the Condition to None match specified JQL and the Matching JQL to status = Blocked
  • Action: Transition Issue, setting the Destination Status to Analysis (or copying it from the trigger issue)
• Branch: In this second branch, set type of related issues to Epic (parent)
• In this branch:
  • Condition: Related issues condition. Set Related Issues to Stories (or other issues in this Epic), the Condition to Some match specified JQL and the Matching JQL to status = Blocked
  • Action: Transition Issue, setting the Destination Status as Blocked

This worked for me. Let us know if it works for you :)

Ste

[Firas Majid]

thx @Ste Wright . I played around with branch rule but this was gold! 

I only saw the related issues in a branch rule which didn't help at all. But you pointing out the Condition to related issues is spot on. Together with Matching JQL this actually solves a couple more questions I had down the same line.

Much appreciated sir!