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Use case description

 This automation rule calculates field values from all sub-tasks and writes the sum into a corresponding field in the parent issue.  

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When a

certain number

custom "Number field" is

updated on

changed in a sub-task,

this rule will calculate a sum and write it to a field on the parent issue field on the parent issue. The field a field want to display

a corresponding field in the parent issue, representing the sum of

a number field in sub-tasks. So as soon as the value in a sub-task changes, the parent value will also automatically be updated.
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Use case description

When the 'Number field' custom field is changed in a sub-task, the corresponding field in the parent, representing the sum of those field values, gets updated with the updated result.

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those field values, will be automatically updated.

The rule executes every time the field is being updated on a sub-task.



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Field Changed Event

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Add a Trigger → Field Changed Event

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Fields*

Choose your custom Number Field


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Changed to*

Choose Any value




Issue Selector

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Add Selector → Issue Selector


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Target Issue(s)*

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Next to the Issue Selector click on Add → Action → Update Field

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Field*

Choose your custom Number Field


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Update to* 

Choose Value returned by parsed expression


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Set it the mode to Advanced and enter the following Parser Expression

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sum(fieldValue({issue.cfnnnnncf11502}, subtasks())) #Replace field code with the field code of your custom field. Use the field dropdown to automatically insert the field code


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nnnnn cf11502 is the field code for the custom number field to be summed up. It will probably be different in your instance.





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