How to create multiple issues based on the Project role using Create on Transition for Jira

This article gives you the step-by-step instructions on creating multiple issues based on the project role using the Creation on Transition app.

Instructions

1. Log into Jira as an Administrator and navigate to  > System.
2. From the left panel, select Project roles under the SECURITY section.
3. Create a Project Role.
   For example, the Product Manager role is shown below:
   
   Assign the default users/groups to the role.
   
4. Navigate to the Issues tab. Select Workflows under the WORKFLOWS section.
5. Select the required workflow and click Edit. 
6. Click the transition for which Create on Transition is configured.
   
7. Select Post Functions and click to edit the Create Issue post function.
   
   
8. Click the Detailed Fields link and provide %entry% in the Assignee field. 
9. Click the Conditions & Configuration link and enter %role_Product Manager% into the Create multiple issues field and click Update.
   Updated post function looks similar to:
   
10. Publish the workflow before running the transition. With this post function, multiple issues are created based on the list of users in the project role.