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parent epic link to epik link field

Ivan Davydov

Hi, I want to create an effector that take parent epic link value and assign to the current issue(task). I've created custom formula in Jira structure Story_elink = PARENT(Epiclink). Then I tried to use "Attribute to a issue field" option. But I can't find Epic link field in the list of fields. The question is...why??

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Ste Wright

Hi @Ivan Davydov

Can I clarify what an Effector is in this scenario?

Is this an Automation Rule? Or something related to the App "Structure"?

Ste

Ivan Davydov

Hi Stephen!
You are right. Effector = automation rule for Structure

Ste Wright

Hi Ivan,

Not something I regularly use I'm afraid, but thanks for clarifying.

If you could use Automation for this instead, I can certainly help there if you provide a few more details about the need

Ste

David Niro

Hello @Ivan Davydov ,

The short explanation here is that Epic Link, while called a Custom Field, has its value stored with links.

The attribute to issue field effector is not designed to update links.

Please feel free to share some more about your goal here. We are always happy to hear about what new features would be helpful!

Best,
David

todd_george

@David Niro

I believe I have a similar issue to Ivan. When I drag and drop an issue into an epic in the hierarchy (now it's under a specific epic) the epic link is not updated. Is this not possible in Structure today?

David Niro

Hi @todd_george ,

How is your structure set up? Are you using Generators to create your hierarchy of Epics > Story / Task? . Specifically an Extend Generator to display the relationship between the two issue types?

If so, and the Epic Link is not being created, it could be that you have Manual Adjustments enabled for the structure. You will want to disable this.

If it's not the case, (you are not using Generators, or Manual Adjustments), it may be that you are building your structure manually. Here, you would want to start using Generators to build your structure.

I hope this helps! Please do feel free to reach out to our support team directly to discuss your set up in more detail. We can be reached via support@almworks.com or via our customer portal support.almworks.com

Best,
David

todd_george

@David Niro

It was the manual adjustments, so thank you for that!

Lastly, when I try to move an item with no Epic into an epic, I get "Cannot Remove Issues from JQL query Result"

I understand that the item is in the structure because of a JQL query, so I would like to understand how to get this:

Epic
- Stories under Epic
More Epics
Initiatives
- Epic
  - Stories under Epic
Stories not in epic

Currently I do this with automations:

Add issues belonging to epics

Insert epics from "Goliath Development"

Insert issues: type != Epic AND "Epic Link" is EMPTY

Is there a better way of bringing in items without epics without JQL?

If this is better talking to support let me know.

Thanks again!

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