How to create a reoccurring monthly task with subtasks?

[Stephanie Galo]

Hi!

I am trying to automate a process where every month a task and its subtasks (257 subtasks) are created monthly. This task and its subtasks are already created under an existing project and I would like for that to be recreated every month. Is there any easy way to create this automation? 

Thank you,

Stephanie Galo

[John Funk]

Hi Stephanie - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I think you best bet would be to use the Deep Clone app to handle that. 

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1218652/deep-clone-for-jira?tab=overview&hosting=cloud

[Fernando Eugênio da Silva]

@Stephanie Galo , Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Is possible to create issues automatically in Jira for a specific period time (daily, weekly, monthly), but seeing your description set an automation rule to create 257 subtasks at the same time periodically could be a bad thing for your automation resource.

Jira can create only 50 subtasks per rule and an automation rule can have only 65 components of configuration. You can see more here: Automation service limits

I would recommend you to create the Task periodically using a scheduled trigger on your automation rule and create your subtasks by Import CSV.

It will be much safer, you will be able to pass the 257 subtasks at the same time and you will have to do it every month, as soon as the automation creates the new monthly task.

Kind Regards,

Fernando