assign a specific version to many projects at the same time

[Deleted user]

I would like to assign a specific version to many projects at the same time. I have a 'guide' project where I am trying to use a jira Automation rule to generate a new version. The new version is given by "component name "+"version number". In the attached images you can see the custom fields I am using. My problem is that I can't then "distribute" the version from issue BZ-112 to all the other Jira issues that meet the JQL (basically, if an issue is done and has the same component as release issue bz-112, then put the fixversion). Can you help me understand where I am going wrong?

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Solak,

Versions are project specific and cannot be shared across multiple projects. 

[Kelly Arrey]

But you can write automation to copy a version from one project to another, after which I think you could get this to work. 

[John Funk]

True! And maybe so, just depending on what you are really trying to accomplish. Even though they have the same name, just remember that they are truly different versions.