How do I automate a rule to create a user story containing sub tasks

[Owen Edwards]

I want to be able to automate a rule that will create a user story every month called Release that will also contain 11 sub tasks. 

I can schedule a user story to be created every month but i cant link the creation of sub tasks to that user story. I don't know how to use JQL (I've removed my project name from the screenshot)

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Owen - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

This should do the trick for you. Just keep adding your sub-tasks until you get all 11 in. The branch will cause the sub-tasks to automatically be attached to the parent. 

[Owen Edwards]

This didnt work for me it creates the story ticket but cant create the sub tasks:

Issues created successfully

LC-1247

Can't branch rule as it requires issue(s) in the context for this option. More than likely you have a trigger that doesn't insert issues into the rule chain. e.g. Scheduled rule not running a JQL query. Creating an issue does not put an issue into the context, you have to branch on it directly.

[John Funk]

Can you post your latest rule?

[Owen Edwards]

There was an issue with my server so rules weren't running. I've tried it again and this method works when i try the rule out, thanks very much for your help

[John Funk]

Great! Glad this is working for you. 

[Yash Raj]

Hi @Owen Edwards 

so as i can understand 

you want to create a link to the story from the below Subtask

correct me if am wrong

then you can "add a field "Linked issues" in the below subtask automation

and select before or after which you want and 

Copy paste this smart value to link the issue {{createdissue.get(0).key}}

i hope this works

[Owen Edwards]

I want to automatically create a story ticket that has 11 sub tasks every month.  I dont want to link tasks to it i want them nested within the user story like sub tasks do.  When i tried adding the linked issue to the sub task step i selected "relates to" and only have the option to select "trigger issue", i dont have the option to insert{{createdissue.get(0).key}} anywhere.

[Owen Edwards]

The user story is created but not the sub tasks:

Issues created successfully:
LC-1248

Error creating issue:

Issue type is a sub-task but parent issue key or id not specified. (issuetype)

[Yash Raj]

if am not wrong 

Is this how you want to implement,, 

a Story and below Subtasks