How to make automation for recurring Hero issues & clone child issues?

Question

Hello,

I am relatively new to Jira and have been playing around with it to help my team optimize their efficiency. We execute the same several projects every four months, so I am looking for a way to create an automation that allows us to replicate a full Hero Issue with all its linked Tasks and Subtasks and appear every 4 months on our Jira board.

Would anyone be able to help with advice for creating these automations?

Thank you!

Clara Belin-Brosseau_Elevatic · Answer

Hello @Esther Nguyen

If you're seeking for an easier way to clone a a full hero with all its child issues, you can try our app Elements Copy & Sync that allows you to clone and sync a full hierarchy of issues with all their content (summary, description, custom fields, comments, attachments, etc).

You can check our guide here.

You can try the app for free during 30 days (and it stays free under 10 users).

Kind regards,

Clara

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

As @Luka Hummel - codefortynine  indicated there are third party apps you can buy to satisfy the requirement. But you may also be able to use the native Automation Rules functionality for free to satisfy the requirement.

Luka Hummel - codefortynine · Answer

Hi @Esther Nguyen and welcome to the community!

If you are willing to try a third party app, you could use our app Deep Clone for Jira.

Deep Clone can clone your whole issue hierarchies with all its child issues and subtasks with its Epic/Tree Clone feature.

You can also use a Jira Automation to have the Epic/Tree Clone trigger every 4 months with a looping transition and a Deep Clone post function. You can read more on how to do that here.