Autopopulate fields in subtask with values from parent task

[Michelle Greenfield]

Hi

I have power scripts. What I want to do is to auto-populate fields in a subtask with values from the parent task. How can I do this using power scripts? If it can be done using post functions, can you show me which script to run?

[Andrew Laden · Accepted solution]

Yup it can be done. As for how, it depends on how you want to do it.

You can use a SIL postfunction script to create the subtask from a workflow step in the parent task, https://confluence.cprime.io/display/SIL/createIssue

Or you can create the subtask via another method, and use a postfunction in the create of the subtask, and use "parent.<field> (ie parent.summary) to populate the fields.

[Michelle Greenfield]

Thank you. 

I'd prefer to use the second suggestion ie postfunction. With this option the fields from the parent task are checkboxes and the fields in the subtasks that I need the values to transfer into are select list. Would this work or do I need to convert the target fields to be exactly the same type as the original fields?