Features used to implement the example

• Create issues and sub-tasks

Example: Copy an issue and all its subtasks (with additional restrictions)

In this example we want copy an issue an its subtasks by combining two Create issues and sub-tasks post-functions and an Ephemeral Field. 

The goal is to create an alternative to the standard issue cloning function. Additionally we want to make sure that the assignee is not being cloned (since a different user might have to work on the new issues)

Let's have a look at the final configuration:

• Post function 1:

  • Choose to create one issue and choose to inherit the current issue type and project key.
  • Select to inherit fields from the current issue and the rest of the fields option
  • Select the option to save the issue key in the virtual field Ephemeral string 3 (we need this in the second post-function)
  • Set assignee to null in advanced parsing mode
  • The result should look like this:

• Post function 2:

• Choose to create issues based on seeds and the option issue list -> collect all subtasks with the expression: subtasks()
• For the issue type select the option Issue Type Name (subtask) and use the expression ^%{00014} (which is the current issue type of each subtask)
• As parent issue select the option issue key and write the expression %{00063} which references the Ephemeral string 3 with the issue key of the cloned parent issue (from post-function 1)
• Summary and description fields need the advanced parsing mode and the following expressions:
  • summary: ^%{00000}
  • description: ^%{00001}
• We choose to clear the assignee and set the assignee to null in advanced parsing mode
• Additionally select inherit fields from the seed issue and at least select the rest of the fields option, to clone the field values of the subtasks
• The result should look like this

Note that:

• %{00074} is field code for "Fix Version/s"
• ^%{00000} is the field code for the seed's Summary
• ^%{00001} is the field code for the seed's Description
• ^%{00014} is the field code for the seed's Issue Type
• %{00063} is the field code for the Ephemeral String 3 (used to temporarily store the parents key)