Global variable in automation

[Tony Georgiadis]

Hi all,

I'd like to create automation that updates an Epic's custom field based on a comparison of its child issues data.

Basically I'd like to achieve the following:

- When: An Epic is closed

- Then: It loops through the Epic's child issues and finds the latest resolution date 

- And: Updates a custom field (e.g. 'End date') on the Epic with the latest resolution date of the previous step

The problem I'm facing is that variables created in automation routines in Jira don't have global scope, so a variable that is set within an if branch is not visible outside of it.

Does anyone have any ideas about how I could solve this problem?

Thank you in advance,
Tony

[Alana Fernando]

Hi @Ron Logan,

This is because you current JQL query has != operation. 

Instead of filtering that way, 

Try to define you JQL as below. It will filter tickets that contain exactly defined epic links only. 

"Epic Link" in (epicLink1, epiclink2)

[tdoran]

would adding in a 

and "Epic Link" is not EMPTY

help you get you the "certain Epics and their related Issues" that you are looking for?