Automation - I'm trying to clone EPIC that carry STORIES but it's doesn't clone SUBTASK

[Ky Huynh]

I'm successfully using automation to clone Epics along with their Child Issues. However, it only clones Stories and does not clone the Subtasks of those Stories.

Here is own Automation setup

[Marlene Kegel - codefortynine]

Welcome to the Atlassian Community, @Ky Huynh.

I am Marlene, product manager of Deep Clone for Jira.

I hope you are able to solve your problem with Jira Automation. If not, you could also try our app.

With Deep Clone cloning epics or larger hierarchies, including their subtasks, is very simple:

• Select the Epic (or other parent issue) you want to clone
• Click on the three dots menu on the top right of the issue (issue action menu)
• Click Deep Clone
• Select Epic/Tree Clone
• Make sure to select "Subtasks" in the clone dialog.

You can also watch this Deep Clone for Jira video to see how it works. 

[Richard Cho - ServiceRocket]

@Ky Huynh 

This worked for me although it's a little hacky in my opinion. You need an additional automation rule to listen to the cloned issue being created so this will run after your automation rule. Next you need to do a JQL lookup plus some branching logic to clone the original subtasks into the current issue.

I've exported and attached the automation rule here: link