This post function automatically updates a single or multiple issue fields on a single or multiple target issues.
Additional field values can be taken over or dynamically set using parser expressions.
Configuration
Select the issue(s) to be updated. The following options are available:
Option | Description |
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Current issue | The current issue will be updated. |
Parent issue | The current issue's parent will be updated. |
Sub-tasks | The current issue's sub-tasks will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status). Only useful for standard issues. |
Sibling sub-tasks | The current issue's sibling sub-tasks will be updated. Only useful if the current issue is a sub-task. |
Linked issues | Linked issues will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status). |
Linked epic | The related epic will be updated. |
Issues under epic | All issues related to the same epic will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status). |
Sibling issues under epic | All sibling issues related to the same epic will be updated. If you choose this option you can further filter your selection (e.g. by issue type or status). |
Set target issue manually (parser expression) | Define the issues that will be transitioned by defining an expression. The JQL mode and Issue list mode are available. The expression must return either a valid JQL expression or an issue list with issue keys. |
Set or clear values for specific fields. The following options are available depending on the field type:
Option | Description |
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Automatic | This option is only available for the field Assignee. |
Selected value | Select a specific value from the dropdown list. |
Copy field value from current issue | Copy the value from a field in the current issue. Select the field you want to copy the value from. |
Set field value manually (parser expression) | Select the field to copy the value from using an expression.
Learn more about the possibilities of the JWT expression editor.
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Clear field value | Choose this option to clear the value of the target field. This option is not available for the Summary field. |
Write protection
You have the following two options:
Option | Description |
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Send email notification | If you check this option, Jira will send email notifications according to the associated notification scheme. |
Update issues immediately | Choose to update issues immediately if you want Jira to fire a separate "Issue updated" event for any field change. This will also result in a dedicated issue history entry. |
The result of the logical expression must return a boolean value of either:
true
→ the post function will be executedfalse
→ the post function will not be executed
Using the conditional operator, even complex or multi-layered conditions can be constructed.
Make sure to learn more about defining logical expressions and browse through the various examples here: Logical mode
Use cases and examples
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