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 issue.
Instructions
Add a post-function in the workflow associated with the parent issue. To create the post function,
- Log into Jira as an Administrator and click
> Issues. - Under the Workflows section, select the intended workflow and click the Edit link.
- Select the transition to which you wish to add the post-function. Select the Post Functions option as shown below:
- Click the Add Post Function link and select Create Sub-task from the available options.
- Once you add all the required fields to the post function, you see that the post function is added to the post functions list as the following:
- Click Update and publish the workflow.
- Once the post function is created for the transition based on field values for custom fields, Release and Release instance, you may notice that a sub-task is created for the issue.
Test the post function creation in a test environment first before implementing it in production environment.