A workflow post-function that sets the value(s) of a selected field with value(s) from the same/different field of an issue's parent issue.To add the 'Copy field value from parent issue' post function to a transition :
- Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to add the post-function on.
- In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
- Click on
Post Functionsin the properties panel. - Click on
Addpost function. - Select
Copy field value from parent issuefrom the list of post-functions. - Click on
Addto add the post-function on the transition.3.png?version=1&modificationDate=1493620603325&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&width=500&height=664)
- Select the field from the
Fielddrop-down. - Select the destination field from the
Destination fielddrop-down. See below for information on this option. - Click on
Addto add the post-function to the transition. - After adding, move the post-function to the appropriate position according to Placing post-functions in a transition document.
Known limitations
Common to all post-functions:
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.
When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger the transition, the add-on sets the value(s) of the selected field to the value(s) from the same/different field of the issue's parent issue.
Options
- Destination field
Allows copying to a different field than the source field. For example, automatically add the Reporter of the parent Epic to the Watchers of a User Story. Note that if the source field is read-only, you cannot select Same as source field in this option.
- Copy only if not set
Copies the value of the selected field, only when the 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 selected field of the current issue, if the value from the parent issue is empty or null.
- Add parent value(s) to the current issue
Appends the selected field of the current issue with value(s) from the same/different field of its parent issue. This is applicable only to multi-valued fields.
- Send notifications
JIRA sends notifications for the change in the selected 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.
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.
The parent/child relationship in JIRA refers to Issues and their Subtasks, not to the Epics and their Stories.
If you wish to copy a field from an Epic to a Story, you can use the Copy field value from linked issues post-function.