Automate the creation of issue in a federated JIRA from the creation of issue in the other JIRA

[Steven Kahrs]

If I have two instances of JIRA that are federated can I automate the creation of an issue in the second instance when an issue with certain characteristics (data values) is created in the first instance, using data from the issue in the first instance to populate data in the issue in the second instance?  Also, can I automate the update of the issue in the second instance when the issue it is based on is updated in the first instance?  I am guessing one approach would be to have the first instance generate an email sent to the second instance and to create a ticket from the email.  But I am wondering if there is a plug in out there that does this more directly or if there is another approach we can take,  Thank you.

[Ryan Kearney · Accepted solution]

I have done this before for a client. Exalate is probably the easiest option. It might involve a little scripting but they have excellent documentation to assist with various scenarios, and their creator is excellent at responding to people who need help.

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.exalate.jiranode/overview