Automation for JIra (Server) - Create Epics in Current Project - Manual Trigger

Question

I want to make sure I am not just missing something. I have created this rule on cloud several times and now I am trying to do the same thing on server and failing to find the option under projects for (current project).

My Goal: When manually triggered, make a set of epics and stories in the current project. The stories will have epic links to their appropriate epic.

My Struggle: There is no option i can find under the project list for "current project" as there is in cloud. I need the project to be dynamic as this rule will be run on new projects to build them out whenever they are created, which is about 3-4 times a month, each time by a new user.

My Question(s): Is there a "Project that rule was triggered from" option instead? Am I missing the "Current Project" listing in my huge list of projects? Can I use a JQL statement to mimic "Current project" and I am just not thinking of what that is at the moment?

Malka Jackson [Isos Technology] · Answer

That would be great if I was making another epic. The problem is that I am starting from a blank slate in new projects. As soon as I choose to make an issue, or make multiple issues, it asks me what project. I don't have that info to feed into the rule as I am making it because it will be different for each run.

Clark Everson · Answer

Hi @Malka Jackson [Isos Technology]

This is how we did it but I didn't make this rule I just knew it existed. So I hope this helps.

We are on Data Center