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Use case

Avoid all the manual work by automatically closing stories when the epic is completed.



Issue transitioned event


Add a Trigger → Issue transitioned event

JQL condition

Add the following expression:

status = "Done"


Issue selector

Next to the JQL condition click on Add → Selector → Issue selector.


Select Issue list expression as the target issue(s).


Add the following expression:

issuesUnderEpic()


To achieve this, the following function has been used:




JQL condition

Next to the Issue selector click on Add → Condition → JQL condition


Add the following expression:

status != "Done"




Transition issue

Next to the JQL condition click on Add → Action → Transition issue


Set the mode to transition to status and choose done as the status.






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Import the example

Import the JSON file below to get started in no time.


After importing the JSON file, make sure to check the configuration of the rule. Non-existing configuration elements (issue types, fields, values etc.) will be highlighted.


{
    "name": "Close stories when epic is completed",
    "description": "",
    "creator": "admin",
    "status": false,
    "triggerData": "",
    "triggerType": "ISSUE_TRANSITIONED_EVENT",
    "configuration": {
        "refs": [
            "issue",
            "system",
            "trigger.issue",
            "trigger.parent"
        ],
        "triggerType": ""
    },
    "children": [
        {
            "sequence": 0,
            "type": "JQL_CONDITION",
            "ruleEntityType": "CONDITION",
            "configuration": {
                "refs": [
                    "issue",
                    "project",
                    "system",
                    "trigger",
                    "trigger.issue",
                    "trigger.parent"
                ],
                "jql": "status = \"Done\"",
                "jqlParsingMode": "jql",
                "actingUser": "field_00020"
            },
            "children": [
                {
                    "sequence": 1,
                    "type": "ISSUE_SELECTOR",
                    "ruleEntityType": "SELECTOR",
                    "configuration": {
                        "refs": [
                            "issue",
                            "project",
                            "system",
                            "trigger",
                            "trigger.issue",
                            "trigger.parent"
                        ],
                        "option": "issueList",
                        "issueListExpression": "issuesUnderEpic()",
                        "issueListExpressionParsingMode": "issues",
                        "actingUser": "field_00020"
                    },
                    "children": [
                        {
                            "sequence": 1,
                            "type": "JQL_CONDITION",
                            "ruleEntityType": "CONDITION",
                            "configuration": {
                                "refs": [
                                    "issue",
                                    "issues",
                                    "project",
                                    "selector.issue",
                                    "selector.parent",
                                    "system",
                                    "trigger",
                                    "trigger.issue",
                                    "trigger.parent"
                                ],
                                "jql": "status != \"Done\"",
                                "jqlParsingMode": "jql",
                                "actingUser": "field_00020"
                            },
                            "children": [
                                {
                                    "sequence": 1,
                                    "type": "TRANSITION_ISSUE",
                                    "ruleEntityType": "ACTION",
                                    "configuration": {
                                        "refs": [
                                            "issue",
                                            "issues",
                                            "project",
                                            "selector.issue",
                                            "selector.parent",
                                            "system",
                                            "trigger",
                                            "trigger.issue",
                                            "trigger.parent"
                                        ],
                                        "option": "status",
                                        "status": "10001",
                                        "actingUser": "field_00020"
                                    },
                                    "children": null,
                                    "hasChildren": false
                                }
                            ],
                            "hasChildren": true
                        }
                    ],
                    "hasChildren": true
                }
            ],
            "hasChildren": true
        }
    ],
    "hasChildren": true
}




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