Automation: Need Jira smart value to get all child issues for linked issue

Question

I'm trying to make an automation where when an issue is linked (outward) to another issues, all children of the issue are also linked to the same issue. We also have a custom hierarchy so this may need 2 automations. I cannot find a jira smart value that allows me to do this.

Project 1 parent-child:

* Animals* Mammal* Dog* Epic* Story

Project 2 parent-child:

* City* Apartment* Room

The user makes this link:

Mammal-1 is inside of Room-1

or

Room-1 contains Mammal-1

I need the automation to make these links:

Dog-1 is inside of Room-1

Epic-1 is inside of Room-1

Story-1 is inside of Room-1

Help:

* Automation: When: Issue linked* contains/is inside of

* Branch rule: ????? {{issue.childissues??}}
* Action: Link Issue* Trigger Issue

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Is the link always created between the same levels; the Mammals and Room levels? Or might you create the link between different levels on each side?

Is it correct to assume that you need to link all the "Dogs" under the Mammal, and all the Epics under the Dogs, and all the Stories under the Epics?

April_Delay · Answer

Hi Trudy,

No, we never were able to figure this one out.

We do have the hierarchy at the system level, and we are using the parent/child relationship through roadmaps.

contains - Inward

is inside of - outward

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello @April_Delay

Do you still need help with this?

I notice that your post tags indicate you are using the Premium subscription. When you say you have a custom hierarchy, did you define the hierarchy at the system level?

And are you creating the parent/child relationships through an Advanced Roadmap Plan? Or are you using generic issue linking functionality?

For your contains/is inside of link, which of those is the Inward Description and which one is the Outward Description?