Track issues mentioned in comments

Use case

When a comment is added to an issue, mentioning one or multiple issue keys, those issues are linked to the current issue.

Create a new rule and name it appropriately.

Providing a description will help you to identify what the rule does but this step is optional.

Add a trigger → Issue Event → Issue Commented

No further configuration needed. The automation rule is triggered every time an issue is being transitioned.

Add a Condition → Boolean Condition

Expression*

Use the following Parser Expression

findPattern(%{trigger.issue.lastComment},"([A-Z][A-Z0-9]+)-\\d+") !~ null

Boolean expressions are logical constructions that return true or false.

Next to the Boolean Condition click on Add → Action → Create Issue Link

Issue link type*

Choose relates to (Relates)

Issue selection*

Choose Issue List Expression

Enter the following Parser Expression*

issueKeysToIssueList(toString(findPattern(%{trigger.issue.lastComment},"([A-Z][A-Z0-9]+)-\\d+")))

Enable the rule by clicking on the Enable button

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This is how the configuration above should look on your screen

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Use case	Automated action	Use case description	Complexity
Add links to the issues in a ScriptRunner Issue Picker field	Create issue link action Delete issue link action
Create issue link when issue is created	Create issue link action
Track issues mentioned in comments	Create issue link action

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