How to get the linked issue label and set it in the new created issue?

Lilit Aleksanyan

I need help in creating the following Automation rule: Whenever I create an issue and link it to another issue while creating, it should get the label that the linked issue has. What will be the automation rule?

Frederik Vantroys

Hi @Lilit Aleksanyan 

• Go to your Jira instance and navigate to the project where you want to set up the automation rule.
• Click on the "Project settings" gear icon in the sidebar and select "Automation" (or "Project Automation" depending on your Jira version).
• Click on the "Create rule" button to start creating a new automation rule.
• Choose the trigger for the rule. In this case, select the trigger "Issue created" or "Issue created or linked" depending on your preference. If you want the rule to trigger only when linking an issue during creation, choose the latter option.
• Configure the rule's conditions. In this case, you don't need any specific conditions, so you can leave it blank.
• Under "Actions," click on the "Add action" button and choose "Edit issue" or "Edit issue fields" depending on your Jira version.
• In the "Edit issue" action configuration, select the "Labels" field.
• Add the following value for the label field: {{issue.links.issuelinks.0.inwardIssue.fields.labels}}. This value represents the labels of the linked issue. Note that issuelinks.0 refers to the first linked issue. If you want to capture labels from multiple linked issues, you can use a loop or iterate through the linked issues.

Save the action configuration.

Provide a name for the rule and save it.