Transition subtask created in the current automation

Jess Pfisterer

I have an automation that runs when an issue is transitioned to a specific status. The automation is to create a subtask on the trigger issue, which is working, however I need to update the status of just the newly created subtask.  I cannot figure out how to transition the subtask through to a specific status and the options being shows are from the workflow of the parent (trigger) issue. 

Brita Moorus

I ran into a similar limitation. Since Jira does not support branching for sub-tasks, I solved it by using work item linking.

Set-up logic:

✨ Project 1

• Task 1

✨ Project 2

• Task 2 (cloned & linked to Task 1 from Project 1)
  • Sub-task 1 (linked to Task 1 from Project 1)
  • Sub-task 2 (linked to Task 1 from Project 1)
  • Sub-task 3 (linked to Task 1 from Project 1)

How it works:

An automation rule triggers when Task 1 is created in Project 1.
The rule:

• Clones the task into Project 2 (business requirement)

• Creates three sub-tasks under the cloned task

• Links each sub-task back to Task 1 in Project 1

By linking the sub-tasks to the original task, I can drive their transitions based on link conditions, effectively simulating branching behavior.

Hope this helps! ✨