As a Jira Administrator or Workflow Administrator:
Navigate to the intended workflow.
Edit your ePub workflow to create a draft version. (Transition To Do → In progress is considered in this scenario.)
Select the Post Functions tab.
Add a Create Issue (Bob Swift) post function.
Step 2
Within the Issue Fields screen:
Select the Detailed Fields tab.
Select the following from the respective list of available options:
Project - "Original project"
Issue type - "Epic"
Copy issues in epic - Turn On
Click Add to save your changes.
Step 3
Publish your workflow. It is always recommend to save a backup of the previous workflow when prompted.
Step 4
Navigate to the epic from the example project.
Transition the epic from To Do to In progress. You notice that the newly created epic contains all the issues created in the Issues in Epic section (similar to the issues in the original project).
