How can I create a story with an epic link when an epic is created with Automation for JIRA?

andreas
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March 20, 2017

I'd like to create a story automatically when an epic is created with a link back to this epic using Automation for JIRA.

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March 20, 2017

So for now you still need to use the 'Advanced block' in create issue to achieve this.  Here's an example rule:

Project automation - Code Barrel JIRA 2017-03-21 09-57-01.png

So:

  • When an issue is created
  • We check that it's an Epic
  • Then we create a story and in the advanced block set the 'Epic Link' of this story to the issue that was just created.

This is what you need in 'Advanced':

{
    "fields": {
        "Epic Link": "{{issue.key}}"
    }
}

 

 

Ani Grigoryan March 22, 2017

Thank you so much, your answer helped me.

Elizabeth Trambulo April 14, 2017

Hi, I'm currently evaluating this addon and am unable to set the epic link using this suggestion. I get the following error:

Unknown fields set during create. Fields ignored -
Epic Link (customfield_10009)
Error creating issue
Operation value must be a number (customfield_12600)

 

Can you help?

Elizabeth Trambulo April 14, 2017

So I removed the offending error that caused the automation to not create an issue, but I'm still getting an issue with epic link:

CREATE ISSUE
Unknown fields set during create. Fields ignored -
Epic Link (customfield_10009)
Issues created successfully
CP-52

I guess it might be helpful to note this is what my advanced block looks like:

{
    "fields": {
        "Epic Link": "{{issue.key}}",
        "timetracking": {
              "originalEstimate": "{{issue.fields.customfield_12600}}",
              "remainingEstimate": "{{issue.fields.customfield_12600}}"
        }
    }
}
Elizabeth Trambulo April 14, 2017

Nevermind solved it. Epic Link field needs to be on the create screen for this to work.

Pratik Gaad February 18, 2022

Works - Thank you !

Marc Isikoff September 27, 2022

What if a triggering issue is creating an Epic and a Story?  How do we get the Epic link correct on the Story?  Else the trigger simply creates both unlinked.

I'd like to use if assignee in (group a, b c)

then

   Create Epic in assignee's project

   Create Story in assignee's project

 

But in creating the Story I need to know how to link to the Epic just created.

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Bianca Fialho February 23, 2022

Thank You! This was very helpful

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