Auto create a sub-task, when a label is applied to a jira

Question

I want to know if the following automation is possible.

* When a jira is added with a label let's say target_label_x
* Is it possible to create a sub-task in that jira with some specific information?

Cheers

Bharath

Shalini Pradhan · Answer

hello @Trudy P Claspill ,

Good day! In Jira, for a single workitem, you cant add a same label twice. For example if you have already added label XYZ, when you search for that label again, it wont show up

So this condition in step 2 will ensure that this automation rule is run, when a specific label is added. If a different label is added, it wont run and in audit logs, it will show that the condition didnt match

Its a tried and tested rule and works perfectly on my site :)

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello @Shalini Pradhan

How does the condition in Step 2 ensure that the specified label was the one that was added? What about the scenario where the specified label was already present and a different label addition triggers the rule?

Shalini Pradhan · Answer

Hello @J S S S Bharath ,

Good day! Welcome to Atlassian Community :)

Yes, it is possible to achieve your use case via Automation. You can refer to the following steps.

Step1: Add Trigger: Field value changed,

Fields to monitor for changes: Labels
Change type: Value Added
For: Edit work item

Step 2: Add Condition: Workitem fields condition

Field: Labels
Condition: Equals
Value: Add your label ( in your case target_label_x )

This step is to make sure the automation rule only runs when this specific label is added.

Step 3: Add Action: Create workitem

Space: Same space
Issue type: Sub-task
Parent work item: Trigger work item
Add the required information in summary and description.

This step will make sure that subtask is created under same work item where label was added

Save the rule and enable it :)