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Creating repetitive issues might be time-consuming work, especially when done on a daily basis. This automation rule can be used for pre-configuring sub-tasks.

Each time a new task is created, all needed sub-tasks will be created depending on the selected values in a checkbox field.

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title	Should I use an automation rule or a workflow post function?

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When to use this automation rule and when to use a workflow post function?

This use case is very useful, if repetitive issues have to be created in several projects that have different workflows. Configuring just one automation rule might then be the easier way to go.

But if this scenario is only necessary for one project and workflow, the Create issue post function would make more sense. In this case you might want to check out our corresponding post function use case.

Issue Created event

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	DECADIS:Automation Use Case - Create Rule Step
	DECADIS:Automation Use Case - Create Rule Step
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Add a Trigger → Issue event → Issue Created

Create issue

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Add Action → Create issue

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title	Issue Details

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Issues to be created

Choose Multiple issues

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Parser Expression

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language	bash
linenumbers	true

toStringList(%{trigger.issue.cf11500})
#Replace field code with the field code of your custom field. Use the field dropdown to automatically insert the field code

with the Parsing mode set to String List

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type	note

cf11500 is the field code for the custom checkbox field to be summed up. The field code will differ in your instance.

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Issue type

Choose Sub-task

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Parent issue

Choose Trigger issue

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title	Fields

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Summary

Use the following parser expression in the Advanced text parsing mode:

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linenumbers	true

^% 
# This is a reference to each value returned by the string list

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title	more info...

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type	info

Use # to add comments in parser expressions.

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	DECADIS:Automation Use Case - Enable Rule
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Screencast

This is how the configuration above should look on your screen

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Import the example

Import the JSON file below to get started in no time.

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title	JSON

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After importing the JSON file, make sure to check the configuration of the rule. Non-existing configuration elements (issue types, fields, values etc.) will be highlighted.

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theme	Midnight
linenumbers	true

{
    "name": "Create sub-tasks depending on selected values in custom field",
    "description": "",
    "creator": "admin",
    "status": false,
    "triggerData": "1",
    "triggerType": "ISSUE_EVENT",
    "configuration": {
        "refs": [
            "issue",
            "system",
            "trigger.issue",
            "trigger.parent"
        ],
        "triggerType": "1"
    },
    "children": [
        {
            "sequence": 0,
            "type": "CREATE_ISSUE",
            "ruleEntityType": "ACTION",
            "configuration": {
                "refs": [
                    "issue",
                    "project",
                    "system",
                    "trigger",
                    "trigger.issue",
                    "trigger.parent",
                    "remote.strings"
                ],
                "issueSelectionParserValue": "toStringList(%{trigger.issue.cf12200})",
                "issueSelectionParserValueParsingMode": "strings",
                "issuetype": "5",
                "parentSelection": "eventIssue",
                "parentIssueKeyParsingMode": "textBasic",
                "projectKeyParsingMode": "textBasic",
                "actingUser": "field_00020",
                "summary": "^%",
                "summaryParsingMode": "textAdvanced",
                "descriptionParsingMode": "textBasic",
                "inheritFieldsFrom": "none",
                "inheritFieldsIssueKeyParsingMode": "textBasic",
                "inheritIssueLinks": "none",
                "inheritIssueLinksIssueKeyParsingMode": "textBasic",
                "fields": [],
                "issueLinks": [],
                "issueSelection": "strings",
                "inheritFields": []
            },
            "children": null,
            "hasChildren": false
        }
    ],
    "hasChildren": true
}

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Issue Created event

Create issue

Issues to be created

Parser Expression

Issue type

Parent issue

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Import the example

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