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Introduction

The Update fields post function automatically updates a single or multiple issue fields on a target issue. The issue type can be selected from all available issue and sub-task issue types in the system (excluding next-gen projects). 

Additional field values can be inherited or manually set using parser expressions



The configuration

The table below lists all available parameters that have to (*) or optionally can be set in this post function.


Parameter

Description

Target issue *

The issue to be updated. The following options are available:

  • Current issue

  • Parent issue

  • Parser expression ((info) the output has to be an issue key)

Fields *


Set or clear values for specific fields.

In the popup after clicking the Add button you can select to set the value in two ways:

  • Copy field from current issue (the value from the selected field will be copied over to the new issue)
  • Set field value manually (parser expression)
  • Clear field value

Run as *

 Select the user that will be used to execute this post function. The user can be selected among from these options:

  • Current user

  • Selected user

  • Assignee

  • Reporter

  • Creator

  • Project lead

  • Parent's assignee

  • Parent's reporter

  • Parent's creator

Conditional execution

Enter a condition (a logical expression) using the expression parser syntax. 

You can even logically link and nest conditions in expressions as you like in order to map more complex conditions. 

(warning) The post function will only be executed if the condition is met (returns true.).

Get started

Get started by trying out the example configurations provided out of the box.



The following example configurations are currently available:


Additional use cases can be found here!



Use cases and examples using this post function