Can we have parent story status change to IN PROGRESS when any subtask is changed to IN PROGRESS?

[nghoffman]

We create a story with subtasks, and all have a status of TODO.  When we drag a subtask from the To Do column to the In Development column of the story board, the subtask's status changes from TODO to IN PROGRESS.  We would like the parent story to automatically change from TODO to IN PROGRESS as well.

[Alexey Matveev · Accepted solution]

Hello,

You would need an app for it. There are multiple apps available: Power Scripts, ScriptRunner, Automation for Jira.

If you choose the Power Scripts app, then you can write a listener with a code like this:

if (status == "In Progress" and issueType == "Subtask") {

   autotransition("In Progress", parent);

}

[nghoffman]

Thanks!