[JIRA Create on Transition Plugin] How to set summary + description during transition?

Lucas Molenaar

I try to create a sub-task using a workflow button. For this purpose I installed the plugin "Create on Transition Plugin". This plugin indeed allows me to create a subtask by pressing a buton but I have not yet figured out how to set the summary + description for the created subtask.

I do not want to copy the values from the parant issues, the values should be captured by the transition screen.

e.g. when button "create subtask" is pressed, screen "subtask details" is displayed, which displays two custom text fields "subtask summary" and "subtask description". I fail to copy the values of these fields to the target subtask.

Note: values specified in the transition field should not be added to the parent issue, only to the subtask.

Could someone offer assistance?

Tom Towkach

I think this should be no problem; however, I don't know which versions of JIRA and the plugin you are using or if that even matters so I can't say for sure.

I think what you could do is create the transition screen exactly how you want. That transition would update 2 temp hidden fields to the original Summary and Description field. Create the sub task, then copy the temp hidden fields back to their original fields.