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Close Epic when Selected Linked Issue Types are Closed

Adam Ziecik_0l2wrj

Hello All,

I am looking for a way of using Jira Automation for closing Epics that have specific issue types closed (in moved to specific status or resolved). The issue I am facing that what I have come up with will not work as we also use XRAY issue types such as tests and these will never be closed or removed in these Epics. Thus, I would like to exclude the XRAY issue types (e.g. Test) from the automation. In other words when all of my Stories, Tasks, Bugs are done or resolved, I would like my Epic to also be marked as done, even thou there will be some tests linked to it that are not done or resolved.

Did any of you had such a challenge and managed to solve it?

Accepted answers

Bill Sheboy

Hi @Adam Ziecik

What about using the JQL (or related issues) condition to find all issues with the same parent, and which are not issueType Test, and which are not done? If there are none, proceed to transition the epic.

Generally, if you can write JQL to answer a question, a rule can use that JQL for deciding actions.

Kind regards,
Bill

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Adam Ziecik_0l2wrj

@Bill Sheboy - do you think you could help here?

Bill Sheboy

Hi @Adam Ziecik

Generally, if you can write JQL to answer a question, a rule can use that JQL for deciding actions.

Kind regards,
Bill

Adam Ziecik_0l2wrj

@Bill Sheboy Thank you for responding. Could you shed a bit more light on this possible solution. I have tried using JQL and related issues conditions but it did not work. Maybe I used it incorrectly. Also, how could I find all issues with the same parent and add this to an automation when the parent is not a specific parent?

Bill Sheboy

When creating JQL for use in a rule, it can help to create it stand-alone first using a specific example, in advanced issue search. Then change it to be generic using a smart value.

From what you described, you could try this in the rule (substituting in your project name):

project = myProjectName AND Parent = {{triggerIssue.parent}} AND issueType != Test AND statusCategory != Done

And testing the condition "Are not present" to confirm there are none.

Also, I am using Jira Cloud, so please substitute "Epic Link" for "Parent" if that is what your version of Jira is using for the Epic -> Child issue relationship.

Adam Ziecik_0l2wrj

@Bill Sheboy - thank you again for responding.

When I try to use this JQL in Jira Automation Project rules:

parent = {{triggerIssue.parent}} AND issueType not in (Test, "Test Plan","Test Set","Test Execution", Sub-task) AND statusCategory != Done

it transforms it to the following one with the error displayed below:

"(("cf[12859]" = ABCD-2688 or (parent = ABCD-2688 and issuetype in standardIssueTypes())) AND (project = "ABCD" AND parent = AND issueType not in (Test, "Test Plan","Test Set","Test Execution", Sub-task) AND statusCategory != Done)) AND (project in (21259))" - Error in JQL Query: Expecting either a value, list or function but got 'AND'. You must surround 'AND' in quotation marks to use it as a value. (line 1, character 133)

When I try to filter for parent = ABCD-2688 then I get no results even though there are standard issues that have the ABCD-2688 as an Epic.

Any idea what am I doing incorrectly?

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