Automation to Update Epic Due Date

Question

I've created an automation to update a Task due date, whenever a Subtask due date changes. (We set the Task due date to the max of its Subtask due dates.) That works great.

I've created a similar automation to update an Epic due date, whenever a Task due date changes. (We want to set the Epic due date to the max of its Task due dates.) I'm missing something here, because this one is not working:

I'm thinking that parent={{issue.key}} is NOT the correct way for me to look up the Tasks that are in the Epic that I want to update. What's the correct way for me to do this? Thank you.

Trudy P Claspill · Accepted Answer

Hello @Jeff Hooper

What does the rule Audit Log show you for the execution of the rule?

In what way is the rule not working?

Is this for issues in a Team Managed project or a Company Managed project?

I think the problem might be in your Branch step. I think it needs to be For: Epic (parent)