Features used to implement the example
Example: Moving sub-tasks to "Open" status when parent issue moves to "In Progress"
We see provision in JWT to change parent issue's status when a sub-task's status changes. Similarly , is there a way to change a sub-task's status when its' parent issue's status changes? For instance, if parent issue status changes to "In Progress" , sub-task status change to "Open".
Yes, you can do it inserting Write field on linked issues or sub-tasks or Write field on issues returned by JQL query or issue list post-function in transition "Start Progress" of parent's workflow. In the case of Write field on issues returned by JQL query or issue list you should use the following configuration:
Other examples of that functions
Write field on issues returned by JQL query or issue list
Write field on linked issues or sub-tasks
- Add and remove a single or a set of items from multi valued fields
- Automatically become watcher of every issue blocking an issue assigned to you
- Automatically close resolved sub-tasks when parent issue is closed
- Automatically resolve an epic when all its stories are resolved
- Compose dynamic text by inserting field values in a text template
- Copy "Due date" into a date type custom field in a linked issue if it's greater than current issue's "Due date"
- Copy attachments from one issue to another
- Create a comment in sub-tasks when parent transitions
- Creating a Jira Service Desk internal comment
- Creating a Jira Service Desk internal comment on linked issues
- Execute transition in epic
- Make linked issues, sub-tasks and JQL selected issues progress through its workflows
- Moving sub-tasks to "Open" status when parent issue moves to "In Progress"
- Sum sub-task's "Time Spent" (work logs) and add it to a certain linked issue
- Transition sub-tasks when parent is transitioned
