How to create a subtask and link it with task of another project?

[Muhammad Bilal Mustafa]

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to achieve two things from JIRA automation

1) Create a task and then clone in multiple project. For example, I created a task "task 1" in Master project and using jira automation, I cloned this task in two projects. I used following automation rule.

Second thing I want to achieve is when I create a subtask in "task 1", then it should automatically clone subtask in other project's task which were cloned originally. For example, user "task 1" of Master project I created two subtasks. These subtasks should be copied in other cloned tasks of project School 1 and School 2.

I tried this logic but it is giving me an error (issue type is a sub-task but parent issue key or id not specified (issuetype)

Can anyone help me in this?

Thanks

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Muhammad,

Sub-tasks can only be linked to a parent in the same project. And you need to create the sub-task in that same rule as you Clone the task. 

So, between the two Clone issue actions in the first rule, add a Branch for Most Recently Created Issue. 

Then move add the Create Sub-task under that Branch. 

Do the same thing with the next Clone issue - add a branch and put the create sub-task under it. 

[Muhammad Bilal Mustafa]

Thank you @John Funk for your quick response. Appreciate it. 

I used your suggested rule and here is what happened:

- Sub task is not created in original issue

- Sub task is created in cloned issue

- If I create a subtask in original issue, it doesn't show up in cloned tasks. 

Let me explain it again, what I am trying to achieve:

1) Actually, it is not compulsory to create a subtask with each task. Sub-tasks are optional - for some tasks there could be subtasks and for some there couldn't be.

2) Manually create subtask in original task

3) JIRA automatically create subtask in cloned task

I hope this will add more clarification in my approach that I am trying to achieve. 

[Muhammad Bilal Mustafa]

@John Funk do you have any solution which can help me to achieve this? Appreciate your help. 

[John Funk]

Still not completely following this. Maybe just list exactly what you do and what you want to happen. Use identifiers such as Task A, Task B, Sub-task A-1, Sub-task A-2, etc.