Is there a plugin or method that can change the status of a parent task, depending on the status or resolution of a sub-task?

Question

Am using the CREATE ON TRANSITION plugin to spawn some sub-tasks off the parent JIRA.  
Workflow A creates a sub-task calling Workflow B 
Is there a way you know of that, for instance:  Workflow B needs to kick something back to Workflow A, so that when the STATUS (or resolution) of Workflow B is changed, the STATUS of workflow A 'can be automatically updated depending on the result of workflow B?

Nancy Blackwell · Answer

You can use a groovy script called from the child transition

def WorkflowTransitionUtil workflowTransitionUtil = ( WorkflowTransitionUtil ) JiraUtils.loadComponent( WorkflowTransitionUtilImpl.class )
def String currentUser = ((WorkflowContext) transientVars.get("context")).getCaller()

def parent = issue.parentObject
JiraWorkflow workflow = componentManager.getWorkflowManager().getWorkflow(parent)
int stepId = workflow.getLinkedStep(parent.getStatusObject().getGenericValue()).getId()
StepDescriptor stepDescriptor = workflow.getDescriptor().getStep(stepId)
int savedAction = 0

// Find the next transition on parent
for (Iterator<actiondescriptor> iter = stepDescriptor.getActions().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
             	ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor = (ActionDescriptor) iter.next();
		if (actionDescriptor.getName().contains("Name of Transition")) {
                   		savedAction = actionDescriptor.getId()
               	}
}
workflowTransitionUtil.setIssue(parent)
workflowTransitionUtil.setUsername(currentUser)
workflowTransitionUtil.setAction(savedAction)

// validate and transition issue
workflowTransitionUtil.validate()
workflowTransitionUtil.progress()

Justin Alex Paramanandan · Answer

I don't think this is possible to transition a parent's issue to a specific status depending on the sub-task; just because both the sub-task and parent issues are using different workflows.

I was about to suggest the JIRA Misc Workflow Extensions plugin (using the Transition parent issue post function), but that would only work if the sub-task and parent issues are using the same workflow.

Bob Swift · Answer

The CLI Plugin for JIRA has a post function that can can do any CLI action on JIRA. Although more intended for accessing other systems, it can also run stuff on the local instance including progressIssue which allows you to change the status of any issue. The workflow needs to have the appropriate transition(s) to get it to where you want including providing all the required fields needed along the way.