How to add a set of parent tasks to epic using automation

[George Davitaya]

Hey, everyone! I need your help My automation create an epic, but can't create a child task and pin it to the parent What steps do i need to add more?

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @George Davitaya 

Would you please clarify what you are trying to accomplish?

For example, if you want to create an Epic and then add child issues to it, the rule may branch to the most recently created issue to help set the parent:

• trigger: some trigger
• action: create issue (an Epic)
• branch: to the most recently created issue
  • action: create issue, setting the parent to {{issue.key}}

Kind regards,
Bill

[George Davitaya]

Thanks for the reply!
I need to create an epic on a certain query and create child tasks to it, but unfortunately I haven't succeeded so far

[George Davitaya]

Can you please describe the step-by-step process and if you don't mind attaching a screenshot?
thanks in advance!

[Bill Sheboy]

What is not working as you expected with your rule?

Please post an image of the audit log details showing the rule execution.  That will provide context for what you describe as not working as expected.

[George Davitaya]

[Bill Sheboy]

Are these issues in different projects? 

If so, the rule will need to have multiple-project scope, which is selected in the rule details at the top.  Your Jira Site Admin will need to make that change to the rule in the global rule settings.

[George Davitaya]

Yes, it is usually designed for 2 projects, but the settings are already set as global

[George Davitaya]

[Bill Sheboy]

What is the issue type hierarchy for your Jira site, in the global admin settings?

The built-in, default hierarchy is this:

• Epic
  • Story, Task, Bug
    • Sub-task

That error seems to indicate that Epics are no longer parents of Tasks.

[George Davitaya]

As you can see in the screenshot above, there's the same hierarchy there the problem is that we need to add some condition for linking child issues

[George Davitaya]

You were right I found where the mistake was, thanks!

[Dick]

Hi @George Davitaya ,

The branch is for doing something to the child-items, not creating them

You need to store the key of the created epic into a variable, i.e. {{newEpic}}

Then you create a story and put the variable into the epic link field.

Hope this helps,

Dick 

[George Davitaya]

Thanks for the reply!
But unfortunately it didn't work for me, or I'm doing something wrong 

[Dick]

Hi George, 
In block 4 you create a variable named : Epic

In the fifth block you use the variable name; newEpic

These names should be the same. 

I hope this helps,

Dick

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