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Overview

This article explains how to create a sub-task using the app, Create on Transition's Create sub-task post function, based on a custom field value on the parent issueissue using the Create on Transition app.

Instructions

Add a post-function in the workflow associated with the parent issue. To create the post function,

1. Log into Jira as an Administrator and click Image Removed > Issues.
   a) If there is a postfunction created already, update the postfunction in step#5 and move on from there.
   b) If there is no postfunction created already then follow the below steps:
2. Under the Workflows section, select the intended workflow and click the Edit link.
3. Select the transition to which you wish to add the post-function. Select the Post Functions option as shown below:
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4. Click the Add Post Function link and select Create Sub-task from the available options.
5. Provide the below post function along with the Conditions:
       a) Provide the customfield id in the Condition value and their values in the Regex pattern as shown: 
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6. Click Update and publish the workflow.
7. Once the post function is created for the transition, and if only the specified values are given for the custom fields, for example: Release and Release instance, the sub-task is created for the issue.
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8. Go to the desired Project > project's Workflow > respective post function
   1. If the post function already exists then proceed to step:# 5.
   2. If there is no post function configured then follow the steps from step# 3.
9. Edit the workflow and go to the transition, where you want to add the Create on Transition post function. 
   
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10. Click Add post function and select Bob Swift's Create Sub-task post function.
11.  The post function will have the following condition and regex value along with the other values. 
    
    Condition value as %original_customfield_11002%,  %original_customfield_11001% where 11002 and 11001 are the custom field ids. 
    Regex patter will contain the value, Here, for example, Yes|No for first condition and UAT|Production for the second condition.  
    
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12. Click Update to save the settings.
13. Publish the Workflow.
14. Go to any Jira Issue and provide the custom field values Production and Yes and perform the transition. After the transition happens, sub-task will be created as shown below. 
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