Copy value of custom fields from task to table in the description of epic

[Tobias Koch]

Hello Community! I have a question about Jira Software (Cloud) Automations.

I have built an automation to automatically copy content from custom fields of a task into a table in the description of an epic. The question is, when another task is created, how can I add the content from its custom fields to the table as well, without overwriting the description of the epic? Here you can see my automation.

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Tobias,

In the Description field, put this at the top before your table information.

{{issue.Description}}

That will repost whatever is in the field first, then add the new text from the new issue below it. 

[Tobias Koch]

Hi John,

that worked, thanks!

Do you know if there is a way, when the value of a custom field in the task is updated / changed, that only this one custom field is also updated in the table in the description of the Epic?

[John Funk]

You would probably need a branch in your rule - or a separate rule.