How can you inherit fields from two independent Jira boards?

[Kamor, Hollee C.]

Our department has a Jira project that includes only epics/initiatives, used for our ART, with its own fields (some customized).  We have several agile teams with independent team boards, where they plan out the work, using User Stories, Spikes, etc., for the epics created/managed on the ART board.  Within the independent team boards, we are able to link the Epic (using the Epic Link field) and data flows into the ART board automatically.

I was looking at creating automation to have a field on our ART board automatically update/sync with any child issues (those Jira issues on the team boards) that are linked to that epic, but I am having difficulty creating the rule.  (I'd like this to update new and existing issues). When writing the rule, the 'scope, as it is written' only includes the board I am writing the automation on and does not allow me to modify, add or change this (I cannot change it in the rule details either).

Additionally, I was looking to automate the Story Points field (on the epic, within our ART board) with the total points on all the child issues (linked to that epic) that are on a different board.  The data is available (within the body of the epic) on the ART board, just the points do not transfer/sync with the Story Points field on our ART board.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

First screenshot is my attempt at automating the field from ART board into child issues on a separate, independent team board.

Second screenshot is from the 'branch', where I was trying to connect the issues within that epic (again two, separate boards)

Third screenshot shows the board I am creating the automation, with no ability to add/modify other Jira boards (under the Rules details section)

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[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Kamor, Hollee C. 

To consider issues in multiple projects within your rule the rule must be multi-project. Only a Jira Administrator can create a multi-project rule, and that can be done only from the Global Automations page available to Jira Admins in Jira Settings > System.

[Kamor, Hollee C.]

Thank you @Trudy Claspill  I appreciate the time you took to provide me information. I will look into this tomorrow!

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @Kamor, Hollee C. 

Are the fields on just the Epic and the direct children? Or the Initiative also?

And are you doing a multi-Project rule (via Global System Settings) - to copy data between two Projects in this manner it would have to be a multi-Project or Global rule.

Ste

[Kamor, Hollee C.]

Hi @Ste Wright The field is available on all issue types, among projects.  I am not doing the multi-project rule; however, per your and Trudy's direction, I will be looking at this option.  I appreciate the time you took to reply, thank you!