Copying (or syncing) custom field drop down from Epic to Story

[bmacdonald]

Hi team, would really appreciate some help with this one.

We have a custom field "Work Type" which is a drop down with four options.

I want to set "Work Type" on an epic and have all the stories/bugs/tasks in the epic set the same value.

I've tried a couple of ways to do it but it doesn't work. I have a feeling it's because it's a drop down field but I'm not sure. 

Method #1:

Transition issue

Unknown fields set during transition. Field may not be on transition screen. Fields ignored -

Work Type (customfield_12189)

Transitioned issues to

Backlog

Method #2: 

Action details:

The following issues passed:

Project-734

Error editing issues

ATLAS-734 (Specify a valid 'id' or 'name' for Work Type (customfield_12189))

[bmacdonald · Accepted solution]

I used the link here to figure it out. This is a screenshot of the solution that works. 

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Copy-field-value-from-Epic-to-child-issue-with-automation/qaq-p/1421943

[Earl McCutcheon · Accepted solution]

Hello @bmacdonald ,

Thanks for reaching out to the community and there is a really good breakdown on this in the following thread with some screenshots and examples:

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Copy-field-value-from-Epic-to-child-issue-with-automation/qaq-p/1421943

The main thing to look at is the branch rules which act as a separator between the actions performed on the parent and child issues.

Regards,
Earl

[bmacdonald]

Thanks Earl, I got the solution from that link.