Automation rule for Fix version custom field to System Fix Version field.

Question

I have a custom Fix version (Custom Field for text) in Jira that is filled by API automatically but I want the same data to auto populate on the Normal Fix Version field in my Jira cloud instance when the issue is in progress or being transitioned to done, I want the custom field data to auto populate on the fix version field with same data if Fix version is empty that is.

Summary:

1. Data from Custom field - Fix Version filled by API automatically.

2. Same data to Auto Populate to system Fix Version field on Transition of same issue to in progress or in done status.

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Will you ever want to have multiple values in the Fix Version/s field?

If you only ever want to have one value in Fix Version/s, and if you have already created the Release with a name that matches the text you are adding to the custom field, then you can use the same rule structure with the following changes:

- Change the field that is being set to Fix Version/s

- Change the smart value being used to {{issue.<name of your custom field>}}

Master9 Master9 · Answer

Hi Trudy,

you got it the other way round, the Api loads the version in to the Text based Fix version field, this is not a problem for me.

The issue is, copying that text based data in the field to the system Fix version on the issue.

Summary:

Two fix version fields are on the screens.

1. is system based - this is the one that needs data copied to by the automation rule from the custom based one below

2. is custom field based - text -  this is the one being loaded with data via API that I want copied over to the System Fix version field above.

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

You can create an automation rule that will copy the value(s) from the Fix Version(s) field to your text field. In the example below my custom Text field is named "Copy Fix Version".