Add field value to parent

Deprecated

This post-function is deprecated. You should instead use the Copy field value to parent issue post-function together with the Add source value(s) to destination field option.

A workflow post-function that adds the value(s) of a selected multi-valued field to the same field of the issue's parent issue.

To add the 'Add field value to parent issue' post-function to a transition:

Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to configure the post-function on.
In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
Click on Post Functions in the properties panel.
Click on Add post function.
Select Add field value to parent issue from the list of post-functions.
Click on Add to add the post-function on the transition.
Select a field from the Field drop-down.
Click on Add to add the post-function to the transition.

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

When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger the transition, the add-on adds the value(s) of the selected multi-valued field to the same field of the issue's parent issue.

Conditional execution

To execute this post-function based on the result of a groovy expression see Conditional execution using Groovy expression.