Automate copy card to checklist

[Tim King]

I need to automate a way to copy a card and move it to a checklist on another card.  It does not make sense to have to copy and paste the URL to an item on the checklist.

[milynnus]

@Tim King 

My guess is that you want to create an item in a checklist on another card that points back to the card. What you do is that you use the variable {cardlink} as the item name. 

reading this will help

https://help.trello.com/article/1157-variables#variables-with-specific-triggers

[Tim King]

That's a good start, but want I want is to add a card as an 'item' on a checklist (on another list and card)

I see I can duplicate/move cards to another list and automate an item to a card, but nothing that does what I describe above.

Right now, I have to duplicate checking a card due date complete and an item on a checklist on another card checked off.  that's a lot of checking...

[milynnus]

@Tim King 

Once you have the item -> card and card ->card (with the item) you can automate completion regardless of where the cards are on your board or another board.

[Tim King]

thanks for hanging in there with me.

I don't start with the item.  I start with a card.  I want to automate copying an existing card and converting it to a checklist 'item' on another card.

None of the actions in the 'Create a Card Button' seem to do this:

card -> card, checklist, item in the checklist.

Am I looking in the wrong place for the automation?  I don't see a Rule I can set either.