Epic link wont connect to new epic issue type i created

[Eran Roiter]

Hey all :)

I created a new issue type (Epic), it have the same workflow as the standard epic.

I'm trying to connect other tasks to this new epic, and I can't find it in the Epic link.

What could be the reason and how can i solve it please :)

Thanks a lot! 

[Marta Woźniak-Semeniuk · Accepted solution]

Hey - Epic is a specific issue type that uses some fields that other issue types do not have - including Epic Link.
You can't find your Epic2 in Epic Link because to JIRA only Epics can be shown in that field. 

You have created a new issue type that has the same workflow but can't be found in the fields that have been hardcoded in JIRA to only work with EPICs.

[Eran Roiter]

Any ideas on how to create automation that will make sure every time the new "epic" is created the new stories will open under him :) 
Thanks ! 

[Marta Woźniak-Semeniuk]

You can make something like this below

Change type to your issue type 

and decide what fields you want to populate and how for the newly created issues