Link newly created issues on transition - 7.x

Scenario

Estimated Time: 9 min

You have a new Create Issue post function in place and each time the workflow transition takes place, you would like the newly created issue to be linked back to the issue that was being transitioned. 

Background

This scenario uses an example ePub workflow that helps teams coordinate the publication of electronic books. We have a Create Issue post function that processes when users transition issues from the "Open" to "In Draft" steps. For each instance of this transition, we automatically create a new issue linking it back to the parent issue. 

Steps

The following steps demonstrate how to configure Create on Transition, applying the proper linkage between issues: