Can JIRA automatically create a specified number of subtasks when you create an (main) Issue in JIRA?

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Can JIRA create a specified number of subtasks automatically when you create an (main) Issue in JIRA?

Could it be possible to create an Issue Type in JIRA which could automatically create 3 or 4 Subtasks for this “main” issue. Anyone who have had this requirement before? It will save the time it takes to create all 3 or 4 subtasks after, and best could also be to automatically assign them to the related assignee.

Thanks in advance for any ideas for how to solve this.

JamieA · Answer

There is a built-in task for the script runner plugin already.

Matt Johnson · Answer

I use the following Groovy script as a post-function to create another issue, but it could easily be modified to create subtasks.

import com.atlassian.core.user.UserUtils  
import com.atlassian.jira.ComponentManager  
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.link.IssueLink  
import com.atlassian.jira.util.ImportUtils  
import com.opensymphony.user.User  
import com.opensymphony.workflow.WorkflowContext  
import org.apache.log4j.Category

log = Category.getInstance("com.onresolve.jira.groovy.CreateDependentIssue")

// Configurable section  
def projectName = "Project"       // Name of project you want to create the issue in  
// for other customizations change the code below

issueMgr = ComponentManager.getInstance().getIssueManager()  
projectMgr = ComponentManager.getInstance().getProjectManager()

String currentUser = ((WorkflowContext) transientVars.get("context")).getCaller();  
User currentUserObj = UserUtils.getUser(currentUser);

def wasIndexing = ImportUtils.indexIssues  
ImportUtils.indexIssues = true  
issueFactory = ComponentManager.getInstance().getIssueFactory()  
newissue = issueFactory.getIssue()  
newissue.setSummary (issue.summary)  
newissue.setProject (projectMgr.getProjectByName(projectName))  
newissue.setIssueType (issue.getIssueType())  
newissue.description = "new issue description"  
newissue.reporter = issue.getAssignee()
newissue.assignee = issue.getAssignee()

params = ["issue":newissue]  
subTask = issueMgr.createIssue(currentUserObj, params)  
println subTask.get("key")

Else Stork · Answer

I would really appreciate if you could send me an example of how this could be done.

I also saw an example with JSS script that creates a subtask in a post function.

Thanks,