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A workflow post-function that copies the value(s) of a selected field to another field of the same issue. 

To add 'Copy value from field to field' post-function to a transition : 

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

  2. In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.

  3. Click on Post

Functions 
  1. Functions in the properties panel.

  2. Click on Add post function.

  3. Select Copy value from field to field from the list of post-functions.

  4. Click on Add

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  1.  to add the post-function on the transition.

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  2. Select the field name from the From field drop-down.

  3. Select the field name from the To field drop-down.

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

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Here are a few Use cases for this post-function.

Known issues common to all post-functions:

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Known issues specific to this post-function:

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For information on where the post-function needs to be placed on a transition, see Placing post-functions in a transition.

Refer to the Use cases for the post-functions page for use cases for this post-function.

Refer the Troubleshooting and Support page if the post-functions does not seem to be working as you would expect.
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Troubleshooting this post-function configuration: In case the post-function does not work as expected these are the things to look out for

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When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger the transition, the add-on copies the value(s) of the selected From field to the To field of the current issue.

Options

  • Return "parent-child" for cascading custom fields

  • : This option is applicable for the Select list (cascading) custom fields. If you select the Return "parent-child" for cascading custom fields option, values from both the parent and child lists are copied into the destination field.

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  •  For examplea custom cascading field has the values A and 1 in the parent and its child lists respectively. When this field is copied into a text field

    • without the option, the value 1 is copied into the text field 

    • with the option, the value A - 1 is copied into the text field.

  • Copy only if not set

Copies the value(s) of the From field to the To field

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 of the current issue, only when the To field is empty on the current issue.

  • Create missing value(s)

Allows creating any missing Component/s or Version/s while setting or copying a field that expects Versions or Components. Note this is applicable for version and component fields.

  • Ignore empty value

Will not set (clear) the destination field of the current issue, if the value of the source field is empty or null.

  • Add value(s) to the destination field

Appends the value(s) of the selected From field to the To field of the current issue. This is applicable only to multi-valued fields.

  • Send notifications

Jira sends notifications for the change in the selected To field value on the current issue. You can control the default value of the "Send notifications" option in the Configuration page under JMWE administration. Click here for more information.

Conditional execution

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

Run As

  • Run as current user

The current user will be the author of the field change.

  • Run as add-on user

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

  • Run as this user

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

Note

Running this post-function as any user other than the "Add-on user" is discouraged

If you select any option other than "Run as add-on user", so that the change appears to be done by the current user or a specific user, the following must be true:

  • The destination field must be present on the Edit screen applicable to the issue being modified

  • The selected user must have the Edit issues permission on the issue being modified

Delayed execution

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