How to use workflows conditions : value field: parent ?

[Clément FREDERIC]

Hello,

I'm struggling to get the workflow condition, value field, for the field parent working.

My purpose: I want to allow a workflow transition only if my issue has a specific parent.

I tried to set different Value Field conditions on my transition, but none worked.

• Condition, comparison number
  • Field: Parent
  • Condition: =
  • Value: 12345
  • Type of comparison: Number
• Condition, comparison string
  • Field: Parent
  • Condition: =
  • Value: XX-1234
  • Type of comparison: String
• Condition, comparison string
  • Field: Parent
  • Condition: =
  • Value: Summary Of My Parent
  • Type of comparison: String

None of these conditions let my issue with parent 12345 transition to my status.

I guess I'm doing something wrong, but I can't see what.

Could you help me ?

Thanks in advance, have a nice day

Clément

[Marcel Rossouw]

@Clément FREDERIC might still be valuable to know that if you add multiple conditions with Option ID for each (include the parent and child value ID's individually) then select 'any of the conditions' seems to work for me. Might not be exactly what you originally wanted but seems there is no way to include parent and child values in one Condition.

[Pasam Venkateshwarrao]

Hi @Clément FREDERIC 

you just need to put OptionID of second level option to condition's value field.

if you click your parent option new page with child options is displayed. And you need to get the child option's ID and use it for your condition. For example you can have following cascading values

• A (id = 10000)
  • AA (id = 10001)
  • AB (id = 10002)
• B (id = 10003)
  • AA (id = 10004)
  • AB (id = 10005)

So you can see that AA option for parent A has a different ID than for parent B. In case you want to build a condition for A->AA you need to use id=10001 for condition.

[Clément FREDERIC]

Thanks again,

I tried also with OptionID, does not work ether.

if you click your parent option new page with child options is displayed. And you need to get the child option's ID and use it for your condition. For example you can have following cascading values

• A (id = 10000)
  • AA (id = 10001)
  • AB (id = 10002)
• B (id = 10003)
  • AA (id = 10004)
  • AB (id = 10005)

So you can see that AA option for parent A has a different ID than for parent B. In case you want to build a condition for A->AA you need to use id=10001 for condition.

I'm not sure to understand this statement.

Are A and B epics (or any kind of parent issues) ?

And AA, AB some stories (or bugs, or some other type of child issue) ?

If that is so, how can an issue have 2 differents ticket as parent ?

I mean AA seems to have as parent issue A and B ?

I'm a bit confused here.

Thanks,

Clément

[Reshma Begum {Appfire}]

Hi @Clément FREDERIC ,

You can use the Linked Issues Condition from JMWE app with the jira expression:

issue.parent.key == "XX-1234"

 

Hope this helps!

Thanks,

Reshma

[Clément FREDERIC]

Hi @Reshma Begum {Appfire}  and thanks for your answer!

Indeed this is what I'm trying to achieve.

However should not this be working without app ? Unless I misunderstand the condition, value field for parent.

Anyway I will take a look at the plugin you mentioned.

Thanks,

Clément

[Pasam Venkateshwarrao]

Hi @Clément FREDERIC 

you can use post function Linked Transition(JSU) 

[Clément FREDERIC]

Hi @Pasam Venkateshwarrao

Thanks for your answer.

However I don't understand how to use a post-function to manage the transition of that issue.

A post function apply after the transition, so is your idea after the transition of the issue to put it back on the initial status ?

I'll try to be clearer on my request ;-)

I want my issue transition only to be possible if my issue has a specific parent, that's why I was trying with a condition.

For instance :

• Story_A
  • Parent: Allowed_Epic
• Story_B
  • Parent: Forbiden_Epic

So on this example, the transition to status MyStatus should only be allowed for Story_A but not for story_B.

I'm acting directly on the stories, not on the parent or children of the stories.