How to copy components from several issues to one single issue?

[Valentin CHAPLET]

Hi all,

I'm trying to do an automation when a specific link is created between two predefined types of issue (A and B), I copy the components from issue A and paste them into issue B.

To do this, I created a lookup using the JQL query: issue in linkedIssues({{triggerIssue.key}}, ‘is mitigated by’) then I created an edit issue by modifying the component field with the following smart value: {{lookupIssues.components.name.distinct.sort.join(‘,’)}}

I tried several combinations, but I never managed to copy/paste the components. Either I've got an error "Couldn't edit the Components field - the component doesn't exist" (the issues are in the same project and share the same predefined components), or I have no action happening.

Thank you for your help

[Piyush Annadate _ACE Pune_ · Accepted solution]

Hello @Valentin CHAPLET ,
Welcome to the Community !

You already did the conditions; additional you may need to do as below:

- Advanced Branching as"{{destinationIssue.components}}"  and variable name as 'comDetails'
- Edit issue and add below in additional fields:

{
"update": {
"components": [{
"add": {"name": "{{comDetails.name}}"}
}]
}
}

In above, we are adding components to the exists, not overwriting them !

Note: Rule executes when an issue is linked to another issue. {{issue}} will always refer to the source issue, so if ISSUE-A is blocked by ISSUE-B, this rule will execute on ISSUE-B. To access ISSUE-A, use {{destinationIssue}}, and to access the link type, use {{linkType}} (e.g. {{linkType}}

[Valentin CHAPLET]

Hello @Piyush Annadate _ACE Pune_ ,

Thank you for your reply, the explanation is really clear.

[Alexander Hohmann]

May I somewhat relativise the assertion '{{issue}} will always refer to the source issue'?

Actually, you could create a branch for linked issues and have that branch run through all the work items connected through a certain link type like 'relates to' or 'is blocked by'. In that case, to my knowledge, {{issue}} will refer to the issue(s) the branch is working on, and the triggering issue would be the 'triggerissue'.