Clear fields of linked issues (Deprecated)

This post function has been deprecated for some time, and will be completely removed by the end of December 2025. Once this post function has been removed from JMWE, you will not be able to:

Add another instance
Edit any existing instances
Execute any instances - automatically or manually

Replacing this post function

This post function has been replaced with the Clear fields post function. Use the table below to migrate your configuration; settings should be migrated to the new post function exactly as they exist in the obsolete one, except where noted.

Configuration option	Migrate to	Notes

Configuration option	Migrate to	Notes
Issue Link Type	Target issues	If the obsolete post function is set to Any, use Issues linked to the current issue through any link type. If the obsolete post function is set to a specific link type, select Issues linked to the current issue through the following link type, and set the Issue link field to the appropriate link type.
Field(s)	Fields
Advanced options → Settings → Run as	Advanced options → Settings → Run as
Advanced options → Settings → Run this post-function only if a condition is verified	Advanced options → Settings → Run this post-function only if a condition is verified
Advanced options → Settings → Delay the execution of this post-function	Advanced options → Settings → Delay the execution of this post-function

A workflow post-function that clears the value of the selected field(s) of the issues linked to the current issue through a specific link type.

To add the 'Clear field value of linked issues' post-function to a transition:

Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to configure the post-function on.
In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
Click on Post Functions in the properties panel.
Click othe n Add post function.
Selecthe t Clear field value of linked issues from the list of post-functions.
Click on Add to add the post-function on the transition.
Select the issue link from the Issue Link field.
Choose the field(s) that should be cleared from Fields.
Click on Add to add the post-function to the transition.

Here are a few Use cases for this post-function

When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger it, the add-on clears the selected field(s) of the issues linked to the current issue through the specified link type.

Run As

Run as current user: The current user will be the author of the change.

Run as add-on user: The add-on user will be the author of the change.

Run as this user: Any user selected in this field will be the author of the change.

If you select any option other than "Run as add-on user", so that the assignment appears to be done by the current user or a specific user, the selected user will need to have the Edit Issues permission.

Conditional execution

To execute this post-function based on the result of a Nunjucks template see Conditional execution.

Delayed execution

Figure 1 - Delayed execution option

Sample use cases for Delayed execution

On the creation of a Bug, assign it to a member of the QA team and then add the Assignee to the Watchers.

Create a QA project role, with the testers as its members.
Add the Assign to role member post-function to the transition Create of the Bug workflow.
Select QA as the project role to look for.

Add the Copy value from field to field post-function to the Create transition of the Bug workflow.
Select Assignee as the From field.
Select Watchers as the To field.
Select the Delayed execution option and select 5 sec from the Delay drop-down.

On the approval of a Story, create subtasks for Development and QA, and transition them to In Progress status.

Add the Create issue post-function to the Approve transition of the Story workflow.
Select Same as current issue from the Project field.
Select Subtask from the Issue type field.
Select Current issue from the Parent issue field.
Repeat the above steps for the Development subtask.

Add the Transition linked issues post-function to the Approve transition of the Story workflow.
Select Issue Link Type as is Parent of.
Select the Delayed execution option and select 10 sec from the Delay drop-down.

Note that you can use this function to clear the fields of the:

parent issue of a sub-task by using the is Subtask of link type and vice versa using the is Parent of link type
Epic of an issue by using the belongs to Epic link type and vice-versa using the is Epic of link type
Parent of the portfolio hierarchy by using the belongs to Initiative link type and vice-versa using the is Initiative of link type