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Use case
In Jira work can be split up into several issues. One bigger task can be split up into several sub-tasks. For keeping track of the current status, due dates can be used to indicate, when the issue should be finished. As new sub-tasks are created and the work load increases, the due date of the parent issue might not be up-to-date anymore.
In the following use case we therefore are going to set the parent issue's due date to the latest one among all sub-tasks.
Configuration
Add the Update fields post function to the Create transition of the sub-tasks' workflow. This way the due date will be automatically updated as soon as a new sub-task is created.
Target issue*
Choose Parent issue
Fields to be updated
Field*
Choose Due Date
Value*
Choose Set field value manually
Expression*
max(fieldValue({issue.dueDate},siblingSubtasks()))
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