Has anyone created an automation that will impede (Flag) the open subtasks when the parent is flag

[Glenn_Riley1]

I would like to create an automation that flags (impedes) all open subtask when the parent issue is flagged as impeded

When the parent flag is removed I want an automation to remove the flags from the subtask

[Walter Buggenhout]

Hi @Glenn_Riley1,

The following rule should do the trick when you flag a parent work item as impediment:

It is just to give you an idea of how to construct your rule and address the child issues. If you leave the condition on flagged equals Impediment out of the the trigger and replace it by an if ... else ... condition separately after the trigger, you can include both scenarios in a single rule for the child issues:

• set the flagged field as impeded if that is what happened with the parent
• or clear the field when you removed the flag from the parent 

Hope this helps!

[Glenn_Riley1]

When I remove the flag from parent the flag is added back to parent

[Walter Buggenhout]

This is what the full rule could/should look like:

If the flag is being added back to the parent work item, there must be something out of place in your automation rule or something else must be kicking in.

[Glenn_Riley1]

Sorry - that did not work either.

I do not see any way to add the condition applied to the first action

[Glenn_Riley1]

What is the correct action on the last Edit Work item Field?

Is it empty

[Trudy Claspill]

In the first Edit action, under the IF, you need to choose Flagged from Choose fields to set... and then select the value to which you want the field set; i.e.

In the second Edit action, under the ELSE, is where the flag gets cleared if it has been cleared on the parent. So again you need to select the Flagged field but leave the value selection blank to clear the field.

If your rule is still not working as you expect, please provide screen images showing the rule you have created and images showing the details of each step. Also include images showing all the details in the Audit Log from when the rule executed.