How to use Epic Link field under the "Field Value Changed" Trigger in Automation for JIRA Cloud
Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
Currently, we don't support the use of the "Epic Link" field in the "Field Value Changed" trigger in Automation for Jira to detect updates done on an Epic Link. For Example: If Epic Link changed, then copy the Assignee from the newly mapped Epic to its Child Story/Standard Issues.
Solution
Attached is a Sample Automation rule JSON export file:
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{
"cloud": true,
"rules": [
{
"id": 10018412,
"clientKey": "1c31e6c8-1670-3d31-a45b-8adaff6b574e",
"name": "Copy Values from Epic to its child issue",
"state": "DISABLED",
"description": "When an Epic Link is updated on the child issue copy the new epics data to its child issue.",
"authorAccountId": "5fbe39a578f01800762d3e4b",
"actor": {
"type": "ACCOUNT_ID",
"value": "557058:f58131cb-b67d-43c7-b30d-6b58d40bd077"
},
"created": 1674827414457,
"updated": 1687943760263,
"trigger": {
"id": "281230572",
"component": "TRIGGER",
"parentId": null,
"conditionParentId": null,
"schemaVersion": 1,
"type": "jira.issue.event.trigger:updated",
"value": {
"eventKey": "jira:issue_updated",
"issueEvent": "issue_updated"
},
"children": [],
"conditions": [],
"connectionId": null
},
"components": [
{
"id": "281230573",
"component": "CONDITION",
"parentId": null,
"conditionParentId": null,
"schemaVersion": 3,
"type": "jira.issue.condition",
"value": {
"selectedField": {
"type": "ID",
"value": "issuetype"
},
"selectedFieldType": "issuetype",
"comparison": "ONE_OF",
"compareValue": {
"type": "ID",
"modifier": null,
"value": "[\"10001\",\"10003\",\"10004\"]",
"multiValue": true,
"source": null
}
},
"children": [],
"conditions": [],
"connectionId": null
},
{
"id": "281230574",
"component": "CONDITION",
"parentId": null,
"conditionParentId": null,
"schemaVersion": 1,
"type": "jira.comparator.condition",
"value": {
"first": "{{#changelog.epic link}}{{toString}}{{/}}",
"second": "",
"operator": "NOT_EQUALS"
},
"children": [],
"conditions": [],
"connectionId": null
},
{
"id": "281230575",
"component": "ACTION",
"parentId": null,
"conditionParentId": null,
"schemaVersion": 10,
"type": "jira.issue.edit",
"value": {
"operations": [
{
"field": {
"type": "ID",
"value": "assignee"
},
"fieldType": "assignee",
"type": "SET",
"value": {
"type": "COPY",
"value": "parent"
}
}
],
"advancedFields": null,
"sendNotifications": true
},
"children": [],
"conditions": [],
"connectionId": null
}
],
"canOtherRuleTrigger": false,
"notifyOnError": "FIRSTERROR",
"projects": [
{
"projectId": "10002",
"projectTypeKey": "software"
}
],
"labels": [
255337
],
"tags": [
{
"id": 35312412,
"tagType": "IS_RULE_UPDATED",
"tagValue": "true"
}
],
"ruleScope": {
"resources": [
"ari:cloud:jira:604c6d6c-4d78-4c1c-b530-6af8ea585730:project/10002"
]
},
"ruleHome": {
"ruleLifeCycleHome": {
"locationARI": "ari:cloud:jira:604c6d6c-4d78-4c1c-b530-6af8ea585730:project/10002"
},
"ruleBillingHome": {
"locationARI": "ari:cloud:jira-software::site/604c6d6c-4d78-4c1c-b530-6af8ea585730"
}
},
"writeAccessType": "UNRESTRICTED",
"collaborators": [],
"billingType": "NORMAL"
}
]
}NOTE
Copy the above JSON code in a file and save it as .json. Import it in JIRA to import the above rule.
Outline for the automation rule:
Trigger: issue updated
Advanced compare condition:
First value: {{#changelog.epic link}}{{toString}}{{/}}
Condition: does not equal
Second value: empty (leave it blank)
Edit issue: Edit (Assignee/ any other field) to make your changes from the parent Epic(Copy from Parent)
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