Copy / Synch parent summary field to linked child custom field

[David Sumlin]

Let me first describe my requirement:

I have a parent issue.  (PI-1)  I already have a custom process which creates a bunch of children tasks linked to PI-1.  (CI-1, CI-2, etc).

These children tasks have standardized summary fields.  (Do this, Do that, etc)

When a user searches for his/her tasks, they currently just see a long list of "Do this" tasks.  I want to have a custom field on the child issues which is synched with the Summary field on the Parent issue, so that when they filter for their issues, they see:  "CI-1 | Do This | Parent Task Summary | etc"

[David Sumlin · Accepted solution]

I figured it out using JIRA Automation!  There were a couple of tricky things I had to figure out first.

1. I needed to make sure that it was a Global automation since the linked issues crossed projects.

2. I needed to understand that the replacement value for my field wasn't {{issue.summary}} or something like that, but instead use the smart field of {{fieldChange.toString}}

3. I also needed to make sure that the Automation user had the necessary permissions within the permission schemes used by the different projects

I used the screenshot from section titled Comment on Linked/Related Issues when issue is resolved here: https://codebarrel.io/automation-use-cases

[andreas]

Hi David,

Great work!  Would be awesome if you can post a screenshot of your  rule configuration here so that other users can benefit from your solution as well!

Cheers,

  Andreas

[David Sumlin]

[David Sumlin]

The last component was basically synching the Project Title field with Summary on the source issue.  (It's hidden on the source issue)