How to build automation to have child issues inherit the component in the epic?

[michelle.purcell]

I want to create automation that any stories, tasks or sub-tasks inherit the component from the epic when a new issue is created.  I created the automation below but when testing it states no actions performed and the component from the parent epic was not added to the task. 

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @michelle.purcell 

The branch you are using is assuming the trigger issue is an epic.  That does not seem to be what you want, correct?

Instead you want a rule which can handle the different issue types.  Perhaps more like this:

• trigger: issue created
• action: re-fetch issue (It is a good idea to add this when using the Issue Create trigger.  That one can fire so quickly that the data is not yet available for the rule to use.)
• if/else condition:
  • condition: issue type is story, task, or bug
  • condition: epic link is not empty
  • action: edit issue fields to copy components from the epic
• else/if
  • condition: issue type is subtask
  • action: edit issue fields to copy components from the parent  (The assumption is that the parent story/task/bug already has the data from the epic.)

You may be able to collapse this rule down to always copy from parent (for all issue types).  I recommend getting something to work first and then experimenting to improve the rule.

Kind regards,
Bill

[michelle.purcell]

Good Morning @Bill Sheboy 

I like where this was going, unfortunately epic link was not available, but i was able to use related issue condition.  Thank you so much for your help. 

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Hi @michelle.purcell 

What is the question here?

Is the above not working?

Thanks,
KGM

[michelle.purcell]

I updated the question.  The audit log shows that no action was performed and it states branch rule/related issues.  No related issues that have been updated since the last time this rule executed could be found.  I have "only include issues that have  changed since the last time this rule executed" checked