Automation to link tickets to a new epic on a schedule.

[AB]

I have a scenario where tickets are created from another external source and we would like to create an automation to run on a weekly basis that will create a new epic and then for all tickets that meet a JQL query set the parent field to the newly created epic. I have tried some other options on the community but most assume that the stories/task tickets are not yet created where in our case they are already created. Any help would be appreciated. Stuck at the moment.

Requirements:

Should run weekly based on a JQL query

1. If Tickets meet the criteria within the last 7 days
2. Create epic
3. Set parent field of all tickets that match step 1 as epic key from step 2

What I have so far...

When this runs it creates an epic for every ticket that matches the JQL query and does not link stories to an epic.

[Stephen Wright _Elabor8_]

Hi @AB 

This rule should work...

• Trigger: Scheduled
  • Run rule every = 1 Weeks
• Action: Create Issue
  • Project = Project A
  • Issue Type = Epic
  • Summary = <summary here>
• Branch: Related Issues
  • Type = JQL
  • JQL = <JQL to find child issues here>
    • Branch-Action: Edit Issue
      • Field = Parent
        • Value = {{createdissue.key}}

Let us know if it works for you :)

Ste

[AB]

Thanks Stephen, This works, but how would you set a condition to only create the epic if new tickets are found in the last 7 days? Each time we add the JQL into the trigger it creates a new epic for each ticket found in the JQL query.