Add/copy specific epic field to epic parent linked issue.

Humberto Gomes

Scenario:

Using Plans (old Portfolio) this is the hierarchy:

 

• Initiative
  • Project
    • Epic
      • Task

 

Project and Epic have a custom field:

Status Notes

 

Challenge:

 

Every time the "status notes" is updated in an epic,  add (copy) this to the same field (Status notes) for the parent without losing the current information.

 

Example:

Starting point:

 

Project 1.1 – Status notes: Empty

   Epic 1.1.1 – Status note Empty

    Epic 1.1.2 – Status note Empty

 

Updating status note from Epic 1.1.1 with the status: “Epic on track”

 

End point:

 

Project 1.1 – Status notes: “Updated date - Project1.1 – epic on track”

       Epic 1.1.1 – Status note: Project on Track

       Epic 1.1.2 – Status note Empty

 

Next week, a new update is inserted, this time on Epic 1.1.2: Status notes = Epic Blocked

Project 1.1 – Status notes: “Updated date - Project1.1 – epic on track”

                                           “Updated date – Epic 1.1.2 – epic blocked”

Epic 1.1.1 – Status note: Project on Track

Epic 1.1.2 – Status note: “Epic blocked”

 

This copy can not delete already information in the parent issue. Just need to add it, starting with a new line

 

Can you help?

I have Jira automation commercial app to do this.

Ravi Sagar _Sparxsys_

Hi @Humberto Gomes 

Two things - yes you can update issues that are linked to each other based on a transition, second for appending values I believe you should be able to use smart values along with updating fields using JSON. Have you tried creating an automation rule?

Ravi