Creating an Issue by copying values from a field

Jamshaid

I am having an issue created with Type 1. When a user edits the issue and clicks the update button, it should copy the values from a specific field called Confirmation(which is a customized field and I am able to get values from it).
As the update button is pressed, it should create another issue of Type 2, and copy the values from the confirmation field to a field called Gaps.  Other values should be copied as well from the issue as well(if possible).

It should then take the values from the Gaps field(which I can get from a sample issue created) and create the sub-tasks for the newly created issue.

What Am I able to do?
I am able to run a script when the update button is pressed, copy values from the Gaps field and the confirmation field.

What I am unable to find?

I am unable to find the script/help to write a script which creates an issue. I am able to find a script that creates sub-fields when a new issue is created but it doesn't demonstrate how to create a new issue. Here is the script that creates a sub-task for a newly created issue.

I am new to Jira. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks a lot

John Funk

Hi Jamsahaid,

Why don't you just use Automation For Jira to do all of that? You don't need to write scripts or code and it will do all that you need. 

Here is some more information to get you started:

There are two types of automation:

• Global: In the Free version, you get 100 executions per product, per month
• Project: In all versions, you get unlimited executions per month

Automation Basics: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/expand-jira/automation

You can do this via global rules to apply to all projects also. You'll need to be a Jira Admin/Site Admin, go to Jira Settings > System > Automation Rules (left-hand menu).

For more on using Automation For Jira see these help pages.