Update or copy field values

This post function automatically updates a single or multiple issue fields on a single or multiple target issues.

Additional field values can be taken over or dynamically set using parser expressions.

If used in the create transition, they need to be placed after the “Create issue initially” post function

Configuration

Target issue

Select the issue(s) to be updated. The following options are available:

Option	Description
Current issue	The current issue will be updated.
Parent issue	The current issue's parent will be updated.
Sub-tasks	The current issue's sub-tasks will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status). Only useful for standard issues.
Sibling sub-tasks	The current issue's sibling sub-tasks will be updated. Only useful if the current issue is a sub-task.
Linked issues	Linked issues will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status).
Linked epic	The related epic will be updated.
Issues under epic	All issues related to the same epic will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status).
Sibling issues under epic	All sibling issues related to the same epic will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status).
Set target issue manually (parser expression)	Define the issues that will be transitioned by defining an expression. The JQL mode and Issue list mode are available. The expression must return either a valid JQL expression or an issue list with issue keys.

Fields

Set or clear values for specific fields. The following options are available depending on the field type:

Option	Description
Automatic	This option is only available for the field Assignee. When you select automatic assignment, a user is selected to be assigned based on: The components selected in the issue. The component leads and the assignment policy associated to each component. The project lead (in case no component is selected)
Selected value	Select a specific value from the dropdown list.
Copy field value from current issue	Copy the value from a field in the current issue. Select the field you want to copy the value from.
Set field value manually (parser expression)	Learn more about the possibilities of the JWT expression editor.
Clear field value	Choose this option to clear the value of the target field. This option is not available for the Summary field.

Write protection

Check the write protection option if you want to prevent a field to be updated, if it already has a value. If checked, only empty fields will be set.

Additional options

You have the following two options:

Option	Description
Send email notification	If you check this option, Jira will send email notifications according to the associated notification scheme.
Update issues immediately	Choose to update issues immediately if you want Jira to fire a separate "Issue updated" event for any field change. This will also result in a dedicated issue history entry.

Conditional execution

You can optionally specify a logical expression to define the circumstances (or conditions) under which the post function should be executed.

The result of the logical expression must return a boolean value of either:

true → the post function will be executed
false → the post function will not be executed

Using the conditional operator, even complex or multi-layered conditions can be constructed.

Make sure to learn more about defining logical expressions and browse through the various examples here: Logical mode

Run as

Select which user will be used to execute this post function. By default this parameter is set to the current user. You can also use field codes to run the function as a dynamic user (e.g. current assignee).

Make sure that the user running the post function has all the relevant permissions to perform the actions defined in the configuration (e.g. "Update Issues")!

If you want to keep track the actions being performed automatically, we suggest to create a dedicated JWT account, granted all relevant permissions, and use it in the Run as parameter to identify which changes have been made with JWT.

Use cases and examples

Use case	Workflow function	Parser functions
Add days skipping weekends and holidays to a Date Picker field	Update or copy field values	addTime()
Add or remove request participants	Update or copy field values
Add watchers ignoring inactive users	Update or copy field values	usersInGroup() isActive() toString() filterByPredicate()
Assign important issues to the project lead	Update or copy field values
Assign issue to current user	Update or copy field values
Automatically fill an insight custom field after a transition	Update or copy field values
Change the assignee to the next evaluator	Update or copy field values	first() toStringList()
Create an internal Service Management comment on linked issues	Update or copy field values
Keep parent issue's priority in sync	Update or copy field values
Keep track of important status updates	Update or copy field values Fields required or changed	dateTimeToString()
Match several values of a list	Update or copy field values	toString() distinct() filterByPredicate()
Prioritize the issues globally	Update or copy field values	indexOf() previousValue() issuesFromJQL()
Set a date on the same week day on alternate weeks	Update or copy field values	addDays() nextDayOfTheWeek() modulus() weekOfTheYear() datePart()
Set a Date Picker field to the nth day of the month	Update or copy field values	dayOfTheMonth() lastDayOfTheMonth() addDays()
Set assignee based on a former assignee	Update or copy field values	previousValue()
Set Due Date with latest value among sub-tasks	Update or copy field values	fieldValue() max() siblingSubtasks()
Set fix version based on its start and release date	Update or copy field values	toString() textOnStringList() unreleasedVersions() startDates() releaseDates() first()
Set the next fix version	Update or copy field values	floor() toNumber() substring() length()
Shorten the summary to a maximum number of characters	Update or copy field values	substring() length()

If you still have questions, feel free to refer to our support team.

Content

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Configuration

Write protection

Use cases and examples