A workflow post-function that sets the value(s) of a selected field with value(s) from the same field of an issue's parent issue.
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 sets the value(s) of the selected field to the value(s) from the same field of the issue's parent issue.
Customize this post-function using the additional options provided as a part of the post-function. The options are:
- Copy only if not set
Copies the value of the selected field, only when the field is empty on the current issue.
- Add source value(s) to destination field
Appends the selected field of the current issue with value(s) from the same field of its parent issue. This is applicable only to multi-valued fields.
- Conditional execution
To execute this post-function based on the result of a groovy expression see Conditional execution using Groovy expression.
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 from linked issues post-function.
Refer to the Use cases for post-functions page for use cases for this post-function.