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Clear fields of linked issues
This post-function is obsolete. While you may continue using this post function, which will not be removed from JMWE, we recommend you use the more powerful Clear fields instead, for new automations.
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:
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 Functionsin the properties panel.Click on
Add post function.Select
Clear field value of linked issuesfrom the list of post-functions.Click on
Addto add the post-function on the transition.Select the issue link from the
Issue Linkfield.Choose the field(s) that should be cleared from
Fields.Click on
Addto add the post-function to the transition.
Here are a few Use cases for this post-function
Known issues common to all post-functions
Troubleshooting this post-function configuration: In case the post-function does not work as expected these are the things to look out for
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.
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
Note that you can use this function to clear the fields of the:
parent issue of a sub-task by using the
is Subtask oflink type and vice versa using theis Parent oflink typeEpic of an issue by using the
belongs to Epiclink type and vice-versa using theis Epic oflink typeParent of the portfolio hierarchy by using the
belongs to Initiativelink type and vice-versa using theis Initiative oflink type
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.