Copy labels of a sub-task to the parent issue upon closing

Use case

When a sub-task is closed, the labels of the sub-task will be added to the labels field of the parent issue.

Configuration steps

Target issue*

Select parent of current issue.

The parent of the current issue will be updated.

Fields

Select Labels.

In the popup field:

Set the Value* to Set field value manually (parser expression) and insert the following expression:

%{parent.labels}, %{issue.labels}

The current values of the Labels field will be added to the parent issue's Labels field.

Run as*

Choose which user* will be able to execute the post function. By default, it is set to the Current user.

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