This article explains how to copy field values from one field to another field using Clone+ and Clone++ operations.
Instructions
- Log in to Jira as an Administrator.
- Navigate to > Manage apps > Clone Plus for Jira and click the link as shown:
- Enable the Clone+ and Clone++ (custom1) Clone option.
- Navigate to Settings > Manage Apps > BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > Clone Plus > Edit and edit the Clone Plus for Jira Configuration properties file:
Add the following clone-plus properties:
Code Block theme Midnight #For Clone+ 1.condition.*.*.* = true 1.label = Custom1+ #For system fields 1.ignoreFields = description 1.set.description = %original_description% 1.ignoreFields = description #For custom fields 1.set.customfield_10402fieldExcludes = "%original_customfield_10401%"10801 1.set.ignoreFieldscustomfield_10801 = %original_customfield_1040210800% ------------------------------------------------------------- #For Clone++ 1.plus.condition.*.*.* = true 1.plus.label= Custom1++ #For system fields 1.plus.set.descriptionignoreFields = %original_description%description 1.plus.set.ignoreFieldsdescription = %original_description% description #For custom fields 1.plus.set.customfield_10402fieldExcludes = "%original_customfield_10401%"10801 1.plus.set.ignoreFieldscustomfield_10801 = %original_customfield_1040210800%
Click Make Active and to update the Clone Plus properties are successfully updated.
:- Go to a Jira project, open an Issue TN-1.
- From the View Issue screen of TESTTN-1 issue, click click More.
- In the dropdown, Custom1+ clone plus is shown. Click Select Custom1+
Linked Issue and Issue fields are visible in the Clone+ create a screen, as shown in the below screenshot:
By using fieldExcludes = issuelinks, You can hide the Linked Issues and Issue fields - The output shows, the custom field value is copied from one field to another as shown in the below screenshot:
- In the dropdown, Custom1+ clone plus is shown. Click Select Custom1+
With the above configuration, you can hide the Linked Issues and Issue fields copy the value from one custom field to another by using Custom1 and Custom1++ operations.