Inherit fields from epic to epic-linked user story

[Deleted user]

Hi,
is it possible to inherit fields from Epic Story to all epic-linked issues.
For example I want to inherit the field "Affects Version/s" which is a standard jira field from an epic to all it's epic-linked user storys.

I also want to inherit custom field values.

Does anybody offer a solution about this?
Is it possible to cover this with Script Runner?

Thanks,
Michael

[Deleted user]

Allright, I got it. Here is my solution:

import com.atlassian.jira.ComponentManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.CustomFieldType
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomField
import org.apache.log4j.Category
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.ModifiedValue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.layout.field.FieldLayoutItemImpl
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.util.DefaultIssueChangeHolder
import com.atlassian.jira.util.ImportUtils


CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager();
def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager()

// Check if Issue Type is Story
if (issue.getIssueType().getName() == "Story" ) {
 
 // Get Custom Field as string (Epic Link)
 def epicLinkCf = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("Epic Link")
 
 // Get Custom Field Value as String
 CustomField epicLink = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName('Epic Link');
 String EpicName = issue.getCustomFieldValue(epicLink);
 
 if(EpicName){
 // Get Epic from Issue
 def epicIssue = issue.getCustomFieldValue(epicLinkCf) as Issue

 // Get Fix Version from Epic
 def currentValue = epicIssue.getFixVersions()

 // Set Fix Version to Story
 issue.setFixVersions(currentValue);
 } 
 }

[Gsep Support]

Hello Michael,

Could you please modify above script further for below Scenario:

Create a user story, update a Epic Link ==> Fix Version should be copied from Epic to User Story.

I want to use this with Script Listener, Issue updated Event.

It would be helpful for me and community users.

Thanks in advance.

Suresh

[Deleted user]

Hi Suresh,

yes that would be nice, I would like to have this feature too :)

Does anyone can offer a solution for this?

Thanks,

Michael

[MoroSystems Support]

Yes, I think the appropriate solution is to use Script Runner's post function.

• you will add postfunction to initial transition on workflows which handle issues created "for epic". Postfunction is called Script Post-Function
• then you will implement a script which will:
  • check whether epic is connected to the created issue, you can check project or issue type of the issue too (you might need to copy values between fields only for few projects and issue types)
  • get the Epic issue (Epic Link custom field)
  • copy the value of epic issue's field to the new issue

You will have to play with it little bit to find out what is the type of value returned for Epic Link custom field etc, but it should work.

[Deleted user]

Hi thanks for your answer.

Can you help furthermore me with this script? I started but got stuck because I don't know how to copy a field from the linked epic to set it to the user story...

So far I got this:

I got the Epic Issue "Epic", but how can I get the field "Fix Versions" to set it to the User Story?

Thanks again for answering!

Michael

import com.atlassian.jira.ComponentManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.CustomFieldType
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomField
import org.apache.log4j.Category
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor;
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue;

CustomFieldManager customFieldManager = ComponentAccessor.getCustomFieldManager();
def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager()

// Check if Issue Type is Story
if (issue.getIssueType().getName() == "Story" ) {
 
 // Get Custom Field (Epic Link)
 CustomField epicLink = customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName('Epic Link');
 
 // Get Content of Custom Field (Epic Name)
 String EpicName = issue.getCustomFieldValue(epicLink);

 // Get the Epic by name
 Issue Epic = issueManager.getIssueObject(EpicName);
 
 // get content of the epic (field Fix Versions)
 
 // Set Field (Fix Versions) from Epic Story to User Story

 
 }

[Christopher Kelley]

Is there a means to do the exact opposite? Take all of the child Stories and their Fix Version values and "roll-up" these and set the value of the Epic's Fix Version field?

If the children have a fix version value of:

Issue 1: AA

Issue 2: CC

Issue 3: DD, FF

Then the parent Epic would have a fix version of:

AA, CC, DD, FF

This is basically the "roll-up" function of Portfolio. However, roll-up does not actually write the field (which is unfortunate). I want the stories to be tied to releases and this to drive what Epics show for Fix Version as Epics can and do span releases in my universe.