If the work items comes from a specific form then assign the task to a specific epic

[Stefano Troisi]

Hey there! Any idea on how to put in the form of an Automation the rule in the title?

I am thinking about automations because that's what first I thought about, but if you have any smarter idea, that's welcome! 

Thanks,

Stefano 

[Tomislav Tobijas · Accepted solution]

Hi @Stefano Troisi ,

I'm guessing we're talking about Jira forms (not the JSM ones)?

If so, every item created from the form will automatically have a label form-<id>, where the ID of the form can be found if you navigate to that specific form and check the URL in the address bar.

As you have that, you can create automation that would trigger on the newly created item and then check if a specific label is there. If so, edit the item by editing the parent field value.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Tobi

[Stefano Troisi]

Thanks Tobi! That works like a charm.

[Olha Yevdokymova_SaaSJet]

Hi @Stefano Troisi 

You can configure Jira Automation to automatically associate issues created via Smart Forms for Jira with a specific Epic. Here’s how:

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🧩 Step 1: Set Up Issue Creation in Smart Forms

1. Open Smart Jira Forms from your Jira sidebar.

2. Create a new form — or open an existing one.

3. Go to the Settings tab.

4. Enable “Create new issue” and map form fields to the appropriate Jira fields.

5. Share the form — either publicly or internally — so users can submit it.

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⚙️ Step 2: Configure Jira Automation

Head over to Jira Settings > System > Automation and set up this rule:

• When: Issue is created

• If: JQL =

  creator = "Smart Forms for Jira"

• Then:

  • Action: Edit issue fields

  • Field: Epic Link → Select your desired Epic from the dropdown

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🔍 Explanation

Once the form is submitted:

• Smart Forms creates the issue

• Jira Automation detects the issue based on its creator

• The automation rule then adds it to the defined Epic

• You can view this action in the issue history tab as confirmation