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

[Andreas Knecht]

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

[Andreas Knecht · Accepted solution]

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}}"
    }
}

Project automation - Code Barrel JIRA 2017-03-21 09-57-01.png ‏280 KB

[Ani Grigoryan]

Thank you so much, your answer helped me.

[Elizabeth Trambulo]

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]

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]

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