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.
   
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%
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   #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.