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A workflow post-function that clears the value of the selected field(s) of the issues linked to the current issue through a specific link type.

To add the 'Clear field value of linked issues' post-function to a transition:

  1. Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to configure the post-function on.

  2. In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.

  3. Click on Post Functions in the properties panel.

  4. Click on Add post function.

  5. Select Clear field value of linked issues from the list of post-functions.

  6. Click on Add to add the post-function on the transition.

  7. Select the issue link from the Issue Link field.

  8. Choose the field(s) that should be cleared from Fields.

  9. Click on Add to add the post-function to the transition.

Known issues common to all post-functions:Here are a few Use cases for this post-function

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Common mistakes while using this post-function:
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    When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger it, the add-on clears the selected field(s) of the issues linked to the current issue through the specified link type.

    Run As

    • Run as current user

    The current user will be the author of the change.

    • Run as add-on user

    The add-on user will be the author of the change. 

    • Run as this user

    Any user selected in this field will be the author of the change.

    Note

    If you select any option other than "Run as add-on user", so that the assignment appears to be done by the current user or a specific user, the selected user will need to have the Edit Issues permission.

    Conditional execution

    To execute this post-function based on the result of a Nunjucks template see Conditional execution.

    Delayed execution

    To delay the execution of this post-function see Delayed execution.