Is there a way to Sum up fields at the children level to a parent?

Question

I have a field at the child level called 'Actual Points'.  This same field exists at the Parent Level.  Can I sum all the values at the Child level to the Parent?

Example,

* Child 1 = 10 pts
* Child 2 = 15 pts
* Child 3 = 20 pts

Parent = 45 pts

John Funk · Answer

Hi Diana,

You can probably do that with Automation for Jira. Take a look at this post, specifically Rule 2.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-discussions/3-Jira-automation-rules-we-will-cover-in-our-advanced-webinar/m-p/1398109#M2801%3Futm_source=atlcomm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immediate_general_discussion&utm_content=topic

Tessa Tuteleers · Answer

Hi @Diana Mitten ,

there are several ways to do this. 
In Jira cloud Premium there is a native implementation of Advanced Roadmaps, which would handle this for you.

As I see you are on the standard plan, we need to look at some other options.

You could upgrade to the premium plan, or create a little script for this, or use an app like Structure, which is built for this, and much more.

Let me know if you need more information about any of this. ;)

- Tessa