Automation - How to create "manually triggered" tasks under an epic?

[Sixtine Sulaski]

Hi, 

I'm trying to create manually triggered tasks under one same epic.

I'm able to create a list of tasks with descriptions when manually triggered. The problem is, these are created individually in the board and are not attached to the epic I'm in when triggered.

My log is

- When manually triggered

- Issue type equals: Epic

- Then: create a new Task in Same Project as trigger

Please help :)

[Sixtine Sulaski]

Hi Fabian and MW, 

That works!! thank you

[Fabian Lim]

Hi @Sixtine Sulaski

You need to update the epic link field when you create the tasks.

So for the Create new task, edit the epic link field and add the smart value {{triggerIssue.key}} which will add the key of the epic.

Cheers

[MW]

Actually you need to select "Copy from trigger issue" value, you can't use smart values here:

[Fabian Lim]

Thanks for the reminder.  I believe that epics don't have epic links since he is running the rule from the epic.

So what you need to do is use the advanced options then: https://confluence.atlassian.com/automation/advanced-field-editing-993924663.html

where you update the epic link field with the {{triggerIssue.key}}

I hope this helps.

Regards

[MW]

Well, your point is right but somehow this works - this screen I posted is from my automation which is triggered on the epic level and it works - it creates a few tasks inside the epic