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Automation rule not triggering when linked issue changes status (cross-project)

Fco_ Javier Blanco González October 8, 2025

Hi everyone,

I have two projects:

  • PPCI (main project)

  • PCA (secondary project)

There’s a rule in PPCI that automatically creates an issue in PCA and links them with a “relates to” relationship.
That part works perfectly — both issues are created and linked correctly.

Now I’m trying to build a second rule so that when the issue in PCA moves to “CONFIRMACION RECEPCION”, the linked issue in PPCI automatically transitions to “ENVIO EN CURSO”.

I tried two approaches:

  1. Rule in PPCI:

    • Trigger: Linked issue (link type: relates)

    • Condition: {{destinationIssue.status.name}} = CONFIRMACION RECEPCION

    • Action: transition PPCI issue to ENVIO EN CURSO
      → This rule never fires (no audit log entry).

  2. Rule in PCA:

    • Trigger: Issue transitioned to CONFIRMACION RECEPCION

    • Branch: For linked issues (type relates to)

    • Action: transition linked issue to ENVIO EN CURSO
      → Also not triggering or doing anything.

Both projects are company-managed, and the automation actor has transition permissions in both.
The link type “relates to” is valid, and manual transitions work fine.

Has anyone successfully made a cross-project automation that triggers when the linked issue in another project changes status?
Do I need to make it a global/multi-project rule, or is there a specific trigger I should use (“Linked issue transitioned”, “Related issue status changed”, etc.)?

Any help or working example would be really appreciated.

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Bill Sheboy
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October 8, 2025

Hi @Fco_ Javier Blanco González 

You are correct that the rule needs a Work Item Transitioned trigger, and it must have multiple-project or global scope to access both projects.

To change the scope, your Jira Site / Product will need to help change that in the global automation area.

Kind regards,
Bill

Fco_ Javier Blanco González October 8, 2025

Hi Bill,

Thanks a lot for your reply and confirmation.

That makes perfect sense - the rule is currently in a Team-managed project, which explains why it is not triggering or appearing in the audit log even with global scope.

I will discuss internally whether we can migrate both projects (PPCI and PCA) to Company-managed so we can implement the cross-project automation properly from the global automation area.

If that is not possible, I will explore the Webhook/API alternative to transition the linked issue in PPCI when PCA reaches 'CONFIRMACION RECEPCION'.

Appreciate your clarification!

Kind regards,
Javier

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