link all issues in a epic from one project into another epic in another project using automation

[Rosana Casilli]

Hi All!!

I was wondering if there is anyway to link all issues in an epic in Project A into a specific Epic in Project B, using automation. 

Does anybody know how to do that? 

Thanks in advance,

Ro

[Mark Segall]

Hi @Rosana Casilli - This could be possible, but I have a couple questions:

1. How many issues are in each Epic?  I ask because you'll run into limits if we're talking about a large number of child issues
2. The links - Are we talking about linking all issues in project A to all issues in project B or is it one-to-one based upon some type of business logic?

[Rosana Casilli]

Hi @Mark Segall !!  thanks for your quick response!

1.  there are 100 issues

2. Right now I want to try to link all issues in an epic in project A to a specific Epic in project B

[Mark Segall]

And for this specific Epic, is this something you're trying to dynamically identify or is this intended to be a one-time rule that will statically link all of the issues to a single Epic?

[Rosana Casilli]

mmm maybe excecuted more than once to link issues that weren't there at the first run.... 

[Mark Segall]

Ok... Here's the framework of an automation rule that can do this:

• TRIGGER: Manual
• CONDITION: Issue Type = Epic
• ACTION: Lookup Issues
  • Key = <Project B Epic Key>
• BRANCH: Stories or (Other issues in Epic)
  • ACTION: Link Issue
    • Desired Link Type
    • {{lookupIssues}}

Notes

1. You can go with whatever for the trigger here.  I just chose manual because there's no business logic. 
2. I went with a lookup Issues action.  You can refine that if more business logic comes about for the target Epic

[Rosana Casilli]

thanks mark!

This automation should be placed in project B? or in Project A? 

[Mark Segall]

Project A