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Create issue

Use case descriptionWhen an issue is created, sub-tasks for each option selected in a checkbox custom field will be created.Complexity StatuscolourYellowtitleintermediate



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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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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.




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Add a Trigger Issue eventIssue Created

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Add ActionCreate issue


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Issues to be created

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Choose Multiple issues


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Parser Expression

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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

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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

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Choose Sub-task


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Parent issue

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Choose Trigger issue




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

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


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Use # to add comments in parser expressions.








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This is how the configuration above should look on your screen

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


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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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{
    "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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