Add a label if the parent has it as well

[Olivier Reuland]

When creating a new story, task, bug, I'd like to add a label ("kanban") to it but only if the parent also has the "kanban" label as well.

I managed to copy all the labels from the parent. But I can't figure out how to do it conditionally (e.g., only in the parent has the "kanban" label.

Any suggestion?

Thanks,

Olivier

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Olivier Reuland -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Where are you trying this?  If in an automation rule...

Please post an image of your complete automation rule, images of any relevant actions / conditions / branches, an image of the audit log details showing the rule execution, and explain what is not working as expected.  Those will provide context for the community to offer ideas.  Thanks!

Until we see those...

You could add a condition to check if the label is present in the parent in a variety of ways.  Once you share the rule the community can suggest ways that fit with your current rule.

Kind regards,
Bill

[Olivier Reuland]

Hi @Bill Sheboy ,

I have been trying dozens of options, but nothing worked so far.

Here is what I currently have, which doesn't work. it seems to edit the parent, not the new work item. It is probably not the right way to do it, and could create more confusion for people.

[Bill Sheboy]

Thanks for that image, and FYI to try to stay in one thread when posting.  That helps others see if there are multiple ways to answer a question.

Your rule is branching to the parent to check the labels, and so the edit then takes place on the parent. 

And, as written, this will run for story / subtask pairs also.  Are you using subtasks?

Let's assume you are not using sub-tasks, for now...

An issue with a parent can access the parent (and its fields) with {{issue.parent}} and so your rule could change to:

• trigger: issue created
• action: re-fetch issue
• advanced compare condition: to check if {{issue.parent.labels}} contains Kanban
• action: edit issue to add the label