How to auto update an issue while linking an issue

[simarpreet singh]

Hi,

At any point in time, whenever I link a particular issue, its data (field values) should be pulled into the current issue. More importantly, the current issue should always be in sync with the linked issue. Any change in the values of fields that are pulled should also be reflected in the current issue.

Is this something possible? Any post function or condition?

Really appreciate your help.

Thanks

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

That's quite a complicated thing to do, and smacks of pointless duplication.

The data in the linked issue will destroy the data in the target issue, making them the same thing while you're now tracking them twice, and destroying information that the person putting the link on an issue has entered.  One of the issues would have to remain the single source of actual information and the duplicate, just that, a pointless duplicate.  It would be far better to simply give access to the linked issue to everyone who needs it so they're not working off duplicates.

Technically, you could do this, but I'd be looking at one of the synchronisation apps if you insist on doing it.   Building the code to do it yourself is quite a lot of work.