Copy field value from parent issue (Deprecated)

Owned by Daniel Barrow
Aug 24, 2023
2 min read

This post-function has been deprecated and replaced by Copy issue fields. It could be removed at any time. You can still use it, but it is highly recommended that you update any workflows that use this post-function.

A workflow post-function that sets the value(s) of a selected field with value(s) from the same field of an issue's parent issue.

When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger the transition, the add-on sets the value(s) of the selected field to the value(s) from the same field of the issue's parent issue.

To add the 'Copy field value from parent issue' post-function to a transition:

  1. Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to configure the post-function on.

  2. In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.

  3. Click on Post Functions in the properties panel.

  4. Click on Add post function.

  5. Select Copy field value from parent issue from the list of post-functions.

  6. Click on Add to add the post-function on the transition.

  7. Select the field from the Field drop-down.

  8. Select the options provided to add required parameters.

  9. Click on Add to add the post-function to the transition.

Note that you need to publish the workflow for the new post-function to take effect.

Options

  • Copy only if not set

Copies the value of the selected field, only when the field is empty on the current issue.

  • Ignore empty values

Will not set (clear) the selected field of the current issue, if the value from the parent issue is empty or null.

  • Add source value(s) to destination field

Appends the selected field of the current issue with value(s) from the same field of its parent issue. This is applicable only to multi-valued fields.

Conditional execution

The parent/child relationship in Jira refers to issues and their subtasks, not to the Epics and their Stories. 

If you wish to copy a field from an Epic to a Stories, you can use the Copy field value to related issues post-function. 

Error Handling

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