How to automatically set parent task to Done if all sub tasks are done?

Question

Is it possible to automatically set parent task status to In Progress if all sub tasks are in progress? And also to Done if all sub tasks are done without any plugins? If with plugins, what is the best free plugin to use?

Please help. Thank you so much!

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Hi @Marya Calaunan Magno,

My suggestion would be to look into these threads I have linked to below:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Transition-parent-to-close-when-sub-tasks-are-closed-is-not/qaq-p/88697

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/automatic-transition-on-parent-issue-when-all-sub-tasks-are/qaq-p/574212

I would look into the Workflow Extensions plugin, while it is a paid plugin I found personally that it is worth the price. As an example, I have set up automated transitions for parent issues when sub-tasks are transitioned.

I would also add, it may not be the best course of action to automate issue closures if you require a resolution option to be chosen by the user, though that is the flexibility of JIRA :)

Hope this helps