How to copy field values from one field to another using Clone+ and Clone++ operations

This article explains how to copy field values from one field to another field using Clone+ and Clone++ operations.

Instructions

1. Log in to Jira as an Administrator. 

2. Navigate to 

   > Manage apps > Clone Plus for Jira and click the link as shown:
   

3. Enable the Clone+ and Clone++ (custom1) Clone option.
   
   

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4. Navigate to Settings > Manage Apps > BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > Clone Plus > Edit and edit the Clone Plus for Jira Configuration properties file:
   

   
   
   

5. Add the following clone-plus properties:
   
   

   #For Clone+ 1.condition.*.*.* = true 1.label = Custom1+ #For system fields 1.ignoreFields = description 1.set.description = %original_description% #For custom fields 1.fieldExcludes = customfield_10801 1.set.customfield_10801 = %original_customfield_10800% ------------------------------------------------------------- #For Clone++ 1.plus.condition.*.*.* = true 1.plus.label= Custom1++ #For system fields 1.plus.ignoreFields = description 1.plus.set.description = %original_description% #For custom fields 1.plus.fieldExcludes = customfield_10801 1.plus.set.customfield_10801 = %original_customfield_10800%

   
   
   

6. Click Make Active to update the Clone Plus properties:
   

   
   
   

7. Go to a Jira project, open an Issue TN-1.

8. From the View Issue screen of TN-1 issue, click More.

   1. In the dropdown, Custom1+ clone plus is shown. Select Custom1+
      

      
      
      

   2. The output shows, the custom field value is copied from one field to another as shown in the below screenshot:
      

      
      
      

With the above configuration, you can copy the value from one custom field to another by using Custom1 and Custom1++ operations.