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Calculate the sum of original estimates of all issue types to an Epic using Automation

M Tayyab February 18, 2023

Calculate the sum of original estimates of all issue types to an Epic using Automation

Recently I faced the problem of finding a way to sum up the original estimate of all issue types of an epic, without the use of an addon. I was going to use only the native automation that Jira provides. At first my manager gave me a hint of this example to follow and I thought that "hey! I could use this to solve my problem in no time!".

How little did I know :D

This example worked perfectly when you had stories and subtasks and you wanted to sum up story point. However my problem was a bit different. I had 4 different issue types (standard tasks) from which I wanted to sum up all original estimates and not story points. Long story short, after trying numerous ways and quite a few community proposed solutions, which in my case they didn't work, I came up with a kinda good workaround.

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Bill Sheboy
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February 18, 2023

Hi @M Tayyab  -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Perhaps try using the Lookup Issues action, with JQL that narrows the issues to just the ones you want.  And then sum the values from the returned issues.  Lookups can now operate on any issues fields, including the Original Estimate.

Kind regards,
Bill

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