Automation rule not triggering when linked issue changes status (cross-project)

Question

Hi everyone,

I have two projects:

* PPCI (main project)

* PCA (secondary project)

There’s a rule in PPCI that automatically creates an issue in PCA and links them with a “relates to” relationship.
That part works perfectly — both issues are created and linked correctly.

Now I’m trying to build a second rule so that when the issue in PCA moves to “CONFIRMACION RECEPCION”, the linked issue in PPCI automatically transitions to “ENVIO EN CURSO”.

I tried two approaches:

* Rule in PPCI:

* Trigger: Linked issue (link type: relates)

* Condition: {{destinationIssue.status.name}} = CONFIRMACION RECEPCION

* Action: transition PPCI issue to ENVIO EN CURSO
→ This rule never fires (no audit log entry).

* Rule in PCA:

* Trigger: Issue transitioned to CONFIRMACION RECEPCION

* Branch: For linked issues (type relates to)

* Action: transition linked issue to ENVIO EN CURSO
→ Also not triggering or doing anything.

Both projects are company-managed, and the automation actor has transition permissions in both.
The link type “relates to” is valid, and manual transitions work fine.

Has anyone successfully made a cross-project automation that triggers when the linked issue in another project changes status?
Do I need to make it a global/multi-project rule, or is there a specific trigger I should use (“Linked issue transitioned”, “Related issue status changed”, etc.)?

Any help or working example would be really appreciated.

Fco_ Javier Blanco González · Answer

Hi Bill,

Thanks a lot for your reply and confirmation.

That makes perfect sense - the rule is currently in a Team-managed project, which explains why it is not triggering or appearing in the audit log even with global scope.

I will discuss internally whether we can migrate both projects (PPCI and PCA) to Company-managed so we can implement the cross-project automation properly from the global automation area.

If that is not possible, I will explore the Webhook/API alternative to transition the linked issue in PPCI when PCA reaches 'CONFIRMACION RECEPCION'.

Appreciate your clarification!

Kind regards,
Javier

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Fco_ Javier Blanco González

You are correct that the rule needs a Work Item Transitioned trigger, and it must have multiple-project or global scope to access both projects.

To change the scope, your Jira Site / Product will need to help change that in the global automation area.

Kind regards,
Bill