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This article explains how to set the description in a cloned issue description to be same as parent issue description while cloning the issue using Clone+ operationthat of the original issue from which the ticket is cloned, using the Clone Plus for Jira app

Instructions

  1. Log into Jira as an Administrator.
  2. Navigate to SettingsImage Modified> Manage apps > Clone Plus for Jira as an administrator and click the Clone+ link and select the relevant modules as shown:
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  3. Click Configure to open the Clone Plus for Jira Configuration properties file:page.
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  4. Click the Edit tab.
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  5. Add the configurations as shown below and click Make Active.following clone-plus properties. The property, set.description = %original_description%, will set the description on the cloned issue to be same as the description on the original issue. 

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    # ThisProperty filefor needsclone to+ beoperation. put
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    1.condition.*.*.* = true
    1.label = my-Clone+
    1.set.description = %parent%original_description%
    
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  6. Click Make Active.

  7. Create an issue (parent) with a sample description.
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    Click description and click More, select my-Clone+ operation as shown:
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  8. Once the Clone+ operation is performed on the issue. The , the cloned issue description is shown aswill be set as per the original issue's description as shown below
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