When an issue is created, copy the labels from the parent Epic

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Hello, I've been looking around at the other FAQs but none of them seem to work for me. When I create a task within an Epic, I would like the task to inherit the labels from the Epic, so that my board will be automatically populated.

 

I tried the following:

When: Issue created

If matches

    Epic Name contains Risk score

    Then: edit issue fields

         labels

 

I have published the rule and it is active.

Any help would be appreciated!

Ste Wright

Hi @[deleted]

You need to reference the Epic's field, rather than Epic Name on the created Issue (which isn't populated)

 

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This worked for me...

• Trigger: Issue Created
• Condition: JQL Condition
  • JQL: "Epic Link" is not EMPTY
• Condition: Advanced Compare Condition
  • First Value: {{issue.epic.Epic Name}}
  • Condition: contains
  • Second Value: Risk Score
• Action: Edit Issue
  • Field: Labels
  • Logic: Copy Labels from Epic Issue - set via 3-dots icon

 

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A few notes...

• The JQL condition isn't definitely needed - it just helps limit the amount of Issues triggering an action. Technically an Issue with no Epic Link would copy no Labels, so remain as-is.
• The contains sub-condition might not be sufficient if there's lots of Epic Names with just Risk or Score in their name. That's where a regular expression might be needed.

 

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Let us know if this works - or if you have any further questions!

Ste