How to update the outbound linked issue on issue link trigger?

[Michael Kuhl]

Hi All - Here's my use case:

An issue has a link created on it which satisfied the criteria for the Issue Linked trigger. I want to update a field on the triggering issue with a value from the linked issue.  

e.g.  Issue-A has an issue-link created on it to Issue-B.  Copy Issue-B.key to Issue-A.SomeCustomField.

Problem:  It is not obvious to me how to update Issue-A's fields within the "For Linked Issues" branch for Issue-B.

I'm grateful for any suggestions.

[Nick Menere · Accepted solution]

Hi Michael,

You should be able to reference the "destinationIssue" using a smart value.

Add the "Edit issue" action and select the customfield you want to select.

You should then be able to use the value:

{{destinationIssue.key}}

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Nick

[Michael Kuhl]

That's exactly what I needed.  Thanks, Nick!

[Michael Kuhl]

Just a quick clarification for others.  I needed to move the edit action out of the "For Linked Issues" branch in order to edit the origin/source issue.