Mass Jira Issue Auto Creation

tletz24 May 14, 2021

My team & I's Jira projects entail a lot of the same issues repeated over and over again. We would like a way to automatically create a whole hierarchy of Jira issues whenever the issues at the highest point in the parent-child hierarchy transition states. We occasionally update the "templates" for these stories, but not frequently.

Would anyone have any thoughts or ideas when it comes to potentially automating this work?

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John Funk
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May 14, 2021

Hi @tletz24  - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

We setup an Automation for Jira rule that creates multiple cards when an Epic is created. And it links the cards to the Epic. 

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tletz24 May 14, 2021

That's exactly what we are looking for! can we create subtasks that link to those stories as well?

John Funk
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May 14, 2021

Absolutely.

tletz24 May 14, 2021

How well will this automation work with the "Structure" Plugin for Jira?

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John Funk
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May 14, 2021

I can't answer that since I don't use that plugin   :-(

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May 14, 2021

Shame on you, @John Funk  ;) 

@tletz24  we (ALM Works) have quite a bit of experience working with customers who use Jira Automation with Structure.

Off the top of my head, I can't imagine why this use case would "not work" in an environment with Structure + Jira Automation, but of course, the devil is in the details. 

Give it a shot and let us know how you make out. If you run into any trouble just speak up here, or via our support portal.

-dave [ALM Works]  

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May 14, 2021

Hi @tletz24 

You can use Automation and it should be ok for most simple cases. But if you are looking for something advanced then a dedicated app would be a better choice. 

I'm a vendor of Scheduled Templates which provides features like:

  • private and public templates 
  • dynamic due date 
  • Epic-Story and parent-subtask template 
  • adding issues into future sprints 

but you can find more apps with features you are looking for. 

Cheers, 

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