JQL Query for linked issue not working as expected.

[Jenifer Kuntz]

I am creating an automation rule and doing an issue lookup with the following JQL

issue in linkedissues({{issue.key}}) and issueLinkType in ('parent story')

What I expect it to do was pull the issues that were linked to the issue with a parent story link type.

What it is doing is pulling the the issues linked to the issue then looking at those issues and seeing if they have a parent story link.

I put the query in the navigator with the same results.

issue in linkedissues("ISSUE-123") and issueLinkType in ('parent story')

For example 

My issue ISSUE-123 has the following linked issues:

ISSUE-124 (parent story Link)

ISSUE-125 (relates to Link) This issue has a parent story link to ISSUE-111

ISSUE-126 (relates to link) No Parent story link.

The quesry is pulling all three issue.

I am adding a number field from the linked issues. In this case I would Only want it to look at ISSUE-124 but it is adding the value from ISSUE-124 and ISSUE-125 because they both have parent story links.

Any idea on how I can have it only pull the parent story link of the initial issue.

Thanks!
Jenifer

[Thomas Schlegel · Accepted solution]

Hi @DEEPAK BHATIA,

you have to create a subtask from within a story. Open the issue-view of the story and then select "Create sub-task" from the More-Menu: