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How to add a set of parent tasks to epic using automation

George Davitaya

Hey, everyone! I need your help My automation create an epic, but can't create a child task and pin it to the parent What steps do i need to add more?

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Bill Sheboy

Hi @George Davitaya

Would you please clarify what you are trying to accomplish?

For example, if you want to create an Epic and then add child issues to it, the rule may branch to the most recently created issue to help set the parent:

trigger: some trigger
action: create issue (an Epic)
branch: to the most recently created issue
- action: create issue, setting the parent to {{issue.key}}

Kind regards,
Bill

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Dick

Hi @George Davitaya ,

The branch is for doing something to the child-items, not creating them

You need to store the key of the created epic into a variable, i.e. {{newEpic}}

Then you create a story and put the variable into the epic link field.

Hope this helps,

Dick

Bill Sheboy

Hi @George Davitaya

Would you please clarify what you are trying to accomplish?

For example, if you want to create an Epic and then add child issues to it, the rule may branch to the most recently created issue to help set the parent:

trigger: some trigger
action: create issue (an Epic)
branch: to the most recently created issue
- action: create issue, setting the parent to {{issue.key}}

Kind regards,
Bill

George Davitaya

Thanks for the reply!
But unfortunately it didn't work for me, or I'm doing something wrong Screenshot at Sep 26 14-59-52.png

George Davitaya

Thanks for the reply!
I need to create an epic on a certain query and create child tasks to it, but unfortunately I haven't succeeded so far

Screenshot at Sep 26 15-01-41.png

George Davitaya

Can you please describe the step-by-step process and if you don't mind attaching a screenshot?
thanks in advance!

Bill Sheboy

What is not working as you expected with your rule?

Please post an image of the audit log details showing the rule execution. That will provide context for what you describe as not working as expected.

Dick

Hi George,
In block 4 you create a variable named : Epic

In the fifth block you use the variable name; newEpic

These names should be the same.

I hope this helps,

Dick

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