Create an issue with a custom summary

Use case

In this use case, we will create an issue after executing a transition. The summary of this newly created issue will be set from the transition screen.

Configuration

Add a screen where you can change the summary of the current issue to the transition of your choice.

Add a Create issue post function to the workflow transition you where you added the screen.

Issues to be created

Mode

Choose Single issue

Issue type

Choose Selected issue type → Task

Summary

Enter the following expression with parsing mode set to Basic text

%{issue.summary}

Add a Update or copy field values post function to the same transition as the Create issue post function.

This post function must be added after the Jira post function Creates issue originally, that is, in the second position.

Target issue

Choose Current issue

Field

Choose Summary

Value

In the popup, choose the value Set field value manually (parser expression)

Expression

Set the expression editor to Advanced mode and use the following expression:

previousValue(%{issue.summary})

User

Choose Current user

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Use case	Workflow function	Parser functions	Label
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Create an issue with a custom summary	Create issue	previousValue()
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Create a sub-task for every recurring deadline within a task	Create issue	addMonths() getMatchingValue() dateToString()
Create a sub-task for every sub-task closed	Create issue	findReplaceFirst() first() findPattern() toString() sum() toNumber()
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Create child issue within Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy	Create issue
Create issues randomly	Create issue	modulus() round() random()
Create issue under epic	Create issue	toString() epic()
Create several issues combining fields	Create issue	nthElement() toStringList() modulus() count() ceil()
Create several sub-tasks depending on the component	Create issue
Create sub-tasks depending on selected values in custom field	Create issue	toStringList()	STAFF PICK
Create three issues with individual summaries	Create issue	getMatchingValue()

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