Sub task automation

[Aswathi D]

Hi 

Can we configure our jira project to create a subtask with prefilled description whenever a user story is created ?

[Tharaka_Hettiarachchi · Accepted solution]

Hi @Aswathi D ,

Yes we can do this using jira automation. 

1. Go to 'Project Settings' -> 'Automation'

2. Select Create Rule

3. Create new trigger 'Issue Created'

4. Save it and select 'New Action'

5. Select 'Create Sub Task' option

Here you can add descriptions , Titles can customize the subtask according to your requirement

Cheers!

[Aswathi D]

Hi @Tharaka_Hettiarachchi 

Thanks 🙂

[Valerie Knapp]

Hi @Aswathi D , thanks for your question.

In Jira server, you will likely need an app for this, like ScriptRunner or Automation for Jira.

In Automation for Jira, you can create a simple project automation for this task.

Automation for Jira works like this, you specify a trigger, a condition (if there is one) and an action.

In this case, the trigger is the creation of an issue.

The condition is to specify the type of issue that calls the trigger, in this case, the issue type of User Story.

The action is to create a Sub-task with a predefined description. You will also need to define a summary, as this field is always manadatory.

The steps are these:

Define the trigger, in this case, Issue created -

Define the condition. In other words, specify the type of issue creation that calls the trigger -

and finally, specify the action, which is to create a Sub-task with a predefined Summary and Description -

Hopefully these instructions are enough to get you started on a proof of concept but if you need more help, just keep commenting in here and I or others can help.

[Aswathi D]

Hi @Valerie Knapp ,

Thank you so much for your clear explanation 😍