Parent issue transition from subtask completion

Question

Hi all!

I'm trying to create an automation that when each subtask is completed, the parent issue is transition to the next status.

For example, first the issue is created with the components necessary to trigger the rule, then forms are added, and last a subtask is added.

From there a parent branch is added that says when the subtask equals status done, transition the parent issue status to 'configure' however it's not working. What am I missing?

I'd like to apply additional subtasks and transitions to this same rule (once I get the first transition to work) to ensure certain tasks are marked as done throughout the workflow statuses:

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Thank you!

Alyssa

Mikael Sandberg · Answer

@Alyssa Hill The second rule would trigger on transition as pictured above and because you are using the parent branch it would only run if the issue that is transitioning is a subtask and then you use the parent branch to transition it to the next status.

Alyssa Hill_625xz4 · Answer

@Mikael Sandberg  For the 2nd automation rule, what is initial the trigger? I can't seem to get it to work. It looks like you are having it based off the issue being transitioned to 'done' ?

For my use case it can't be when an issue is transitioned because I want to rule to transition the issue so a real person is never manually transitioning the parent issue.

Mikael Sandberg · Answer

You would need at least two automations. The first one would be on issue create which adds the subtasks that you want. The second would be on issue transition that moves the parent issue to the next status and would look similar to this automation template: