Automation rule| Sum a custom field number value from all linked issue to the Story Points fields on Linked issue

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Summary

This article will help with an automation rule for summing up a custom field number value from all linked issues to the Story Points fields on the Linked issue

Scenario:

Issue ADTR-12 and ADTR-24 are linked to ADTR-2 with the issue link type "is parent of", If the custom field named "Efforts(M/D)" Number field type updated on ADTR-12 and ADTR-24, then the Story Points field should be updated on ADTR-2

Solution

Trigger: When field updated: "Efforts(M/D)"

Related issues condition: Link type: "is child of" present

Sum the "total efforts" field value from linked issues to the story points field on Parent automation rule

Branch rule / related issues: Link types: "is parent of"

Lookup issues: JQL: issue in linkedIssues({{issue.key}})

Edit issue: {{lookupIssues.Efforts(M/D).sum}}

Please feel free to import the JSON file for the given automation rule:

{
	"cloud": true,
	"rules": [
		{
			"id": 16023785,
			"clientKey": "jira:049027c3-a93f-431c-80f2-36bb562f6f76",
			"name": "Sum the \"Total Efforts\" field value from Link issues to the \"Story Points\" fields on Parent ",
			"state": "ENABLED",
			"description": "",
			"authorAccountId": "557058:ebcac9a8-12bb-4688-8ac2-6c2e3f0e7d16",
			"actor": {
				"type": "ACCOUNT_ID",
				"value": "557058:f58131cb-b67d-43c7-b30d-6b58d40bd077"
			},
			"created": 1699253587071,
			"updated": 1699457409781,
			"trigger": {
				"id": "351482898",
				"component": "TRIGGER",
				"parentId": null,
				"conditionParentId": null,
				"schemaVersion": 2,
				"type": "jira.issue.field.changed",
				"value": {
					"changeType": "ANY_CHANGE",
					"fields": [
						{
							"value": "Efforts(M/D)",
							"type": "fieldName"
						}
					],
					"actions": []
				},
				"children": [],
				"conditions": [],
				"connectionId": null
			},
			"components": [
				{
					"id": "351482899",
					"component": "CONDITION",
					"parentId": null,
					"conditionParentId": null,
					"schemaVersion": 1,
					"type": "jira.issues.related.condition",
					"value": {
						"relatedType": "linked",
						"linkTypes": [],
						"operator": "present",
						"relatedJql": "",
						"compareJql": "",
						"compareValue": 0,
						"similarityLimit": 40,
						"jql": ""
					},
					"children": [],
					"conditions": [],
					"connectionId": null
				},
				{
					"id": "351482900",
					"component": "BRANCH",
					"parentId": null,
					"conditionParentId": null,
					"schemaVersion": 1,
					"type": "jira.issue.related",
					"value": {
						"relatedType": "linked",
						"jql": "key={{Issue.Parent Link}}",
						"linkTypes": [],
						"onlyUpdatedIssues": false,
						"similarityLimit": 40,
						"compareValue": 0
					},
					"children": [
						{
							"id": "351482901",
							"component": "ACTION",
							"parentId": "351482900",
							"conditionParentId": null,
							"schemaVersion": 1,
							"type": "jira.lookup.issues",
							"value": {
								"id": "_customsmartvalue_id_1699453762167",
								"name": {
									"type": "FREE",
									"value": "lookupIssues"
								},
								"type": "JQL",
								"query": {
									"type": "SMART",
									"value": "issue in linkedIssues({{issue.key}})"
								},
								"lazy": false
							},
							"children": [],
							"conditions": [],
							"connectionId": null
						},
						{
							"id": "351482902",
							"component": "ACTION",
							"parentId": "351482900",
							"conditionParentId": null,
							"schemaVersion": 10,
							"type": "jira.issue.edit",
							"value": {
								"operations": [
									{
										"field": {
											"type": "NAME",
											"value": "Story Points"
										},
										"fieldType": "com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:float",
										"type": "SET",
										"value": "{{lookupIssues.Efforts(M/D).sum}}"
									}
								],
								"advancedFields": "",
								"sendNotifications": true
							},
							"children": [],
							"conditions": [],
							"connectionId": null
						},
						{
							"id": "351482903",
							"component": "ACTION",
							"parentId": "351482900",
							"conditionParentId": null,
							"schemaVersion": 1,
							"type": "codebarrel.action.log",
							"value": "{{lookupIssues.Efforts(M/D).sum}}",
							"children": [],
							"conditions": [],
							"connectionId": null
						}
					],
					"conditions": [],
					"connectionId": null
				}
			],
			"canOtherRuleTrigger": false,
			"notifyOnError": "FIRSTERROR",
			"projects": [],
			"labels": [],
			"tags": [
				{
					"id": 49220464,
					"tagType": "IS_RULE_UPDATED",
					"tagValue": "true"
				}
			],
			"ruleScope": {
				"resources": [
					"ari:cloud:jira:29cac108-4849-4658-90bb-6eec99094fcf:project/10427"
				]
			},
			"ruleHome": {
				"ruleLifecycleHome": {
					"locationARI": "ari:cloud:jira:29cac108-4849-4658-90bb-6eec99094fcf:project/10427"
				},
				"ruleBillingHome": {
					"locationARI": "ari:cloud:jira-software::site/29cac108-4849-4658-90bb-6eec99094fcf"
				}
			},
			"writeAccessType": "UNRESTRICTED",
			"collaborators": [],
			"billingType": "NORMAL"
		}
	]
}

Updated on September 25, 2025

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Automation rule| Sum a custom field number value from all linked issue to the Story Points fields on Linked issue

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