Create a sub-task for each component

Use case

Create a sub-task for each selected component of the transitioned issue. A different component of the main issue will be inherited by each sub-task.

Configuration steps

Mode*

Choose Multiple issues based on a text list and enter the following expression with the expression editor set to General mode.

Expression

%{toStringList(%{issue.components.id})}

The number of elements in the text list defines the number of issues to be created.

Variant

%{except(toStringList(%{issue.components.id}),fieldValue(%{issue.components.id}, subtasks()))}

In order to avoid the creation of sub-tasks that have already been created, this expression excludes from the list the IDs of the components that are already included in the sub-tasks.

Issue type*

Choose Selected issue type.

Specific issue type

Choose Sub-task.

Parent issue*

Choose Current issue.

Summary*

Enter the following expression with parsing mode set to General.

Sub-task for %{getMatchingValue(%{seed.text}, toStringList(%{issue.components.id}),toStringList(%{issue.components}))}

This expression will return the name of the component associated to the ID.

Description

To enrich the issue with more information, you might want to add a short description.

Components

Select and update the Components fields manually with the following expression in General mode.

%{seed.text}

Related examples

Use case	Workflow function	Parser functions	Complexity
Create an issue in the current project	Create issue		BEGINNER
Create an issue with a summary to check for attachment type	Create issue	matches()	INTERMEDIATE
Create a simple sub-task	Create issue		BEGINNER
Create a story in an Epic	Create issue		BEGINNER
Create a sub-task for each component	Create issue	toStringList() getMatchingValue()	BEGINNER
Create a sub-task for each user selected in a User Picker field	Create issue	jiraExpression()	BEGINNER
Create a sub-task for high priority issues	Create issue		INTERMEDIATE
Create a sub-task linked to issues with a specific priority	Create issue		INTERMEDIATE
Create a sub-task mentioning the assignee when a high priority task is ready for review	Create issue		BEGINNER
Create multiple sub-tasks with different summaries and descriptions	Create issue	nthElement()	INTERMEDIATE
Create two sub-tasks when a user story is being approved	Create issue		INTERMEDIATE

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