Use JIRA automation to create epic with issues

[Malvina Garnier]

I set up a JIRA Automation rule in order to automatically create epic & issues when some personalized fields are filled. Please see below the rule. 

On the else / if part of the rule, I create first an epic and then a ticket. I would like this ticket to have the previous created epic as epic link. How could I do so ?

[Malvina Garnier · Accepted solution]

I finally found a solution 👏

[Jeff Pittman]

EUREKA!!!!!

[Antonio Rivera]

Hello @Malvina Garnier

Were you able to make this work? I'm looking to implement the exact same thing and would really appreciate some help!

Thanks!

[Malvina Garnier]

Hi Antonio, 

Sorry for the late answer but yes, I do. See my last comment for the solution ;) 

[Jack Brickey]

Hi @Malvina Garnier , if you are asking how to create an epic and underlying stories within an automation rule there are a number of existing posts that could help. I found this one with a quick search that might help - Automation-Set-Epic-Link-on-Story-to-Epic-created-in-the-same-automation  

if I’m missing the mark please LMK. 

[Jack Brickey]

In looking at your screenshot I think the key piece you are missing is the Branch component once epic is created.

[Malvina Garnier]

Hi Jack. Thanks for your answer. I'm really sorry but, I took a look on the post you advice me to check and I tried to reproduce what is done but I may do something wrong and it still doesn't work :'( 

[Jack Brickey]

Yep as your solution depicts the branch component is the key.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Malvina Garnier 

Yes, and...to what Jack describes:

One alternative to using the branch on recently created issue is to instead set the epic link to most recently created issue's key directly: {{createdIssue.key}}

Kind regards,
Bill

[Malvina Garnier]

I tried different option but no one works. Maybe I should you the 'More options' field ? Hope I will find help here :)