Copy custom field value from one issue type to another issue using jira automation

[Neeta Dubey]

I have a common custom field [completed story points] in two issue type objective and feature and I want to write automation rule to copy 'completed story point" from Feature to completed story point in objective when "completed story point" value changes.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Neeta Dubey 

How are the issues for the Objective and Feature related: parent / child, issue links, etc.?

Is there only one Feature for each Objective?

The relationship will determine how to access the Objective, using a branch when the field changes in the Feature, and then the field can be copied from the trigger issue: the Feature.

What do you want to happen if a someone manually changes the field in the Objective after it as been automatically set from a Feature?

Kind regards,
Bill

[Neeta Dubey]

Thanks for your response Bill.

Objective is parent and feature is child.

users will not edit completed story point.

[Bill Sheboy]

Thanks for confirming that information, and so the rule will need to branch to the parent to make the update:

• trigger: value changes for your field
• condition: issue type is Feature
• branch: to parent
  • action: edit issue. copying the field from the trigger issue

[Rudy Holtkamp]

Hi @Neeta Dubey ,

To do this, create an automation rule and

trigger on Field value changed > completed story point

add a condition: issue field condition: issue type is one of feature

add an action: edit issue > completed story point > copy (copy completed story point from current issue)

The condition is there to prevent that you only copy the data from feature to objective and not the other way around

[Neeta Dubey]

Hi Ruby,

Where should I specify Objective issue type so that "completed story point" of objective value gets correct data from feature?