How to resolve the "Remote error: reporter: Field 'reporter' cannot be set" error in Create on Transition

This article explains how to resolve the reporter field error when using the sub-task post function in the Create on Transition for Cloud app. 

Instructions

1. Log in as a Jira administrator and click> Projects.
2. Select the required project and click Project Settings.
3. Select the required workflow and click Edit to view the transitions associated with the workflow.
4. Select a transition and click Post-Function from the box on the right.
5. Click Add post function, select Create Sub-task from the list, and click Add.
6. Configure the Create sub-task post function as follows:
   
   
   

7. Publish the workflow. 

   For testing purposes, create a sample ticket. For example, create a ticket with Improvement issue type and transition to the In Review status.

8. Navigate to>System>Transition Logs to check the transition logs.

   
   
9. Edit the respective project permissions and edit the reporter permissions in Modify Reporter for a Group as shown: 
   
   
10. Now, create an improvement request and change the status to In Review as per the configured post-function.
    

Sub-tasks are created with relevant links in Issue links. As per the given example, the output is similar to:

The transition log entry after the transition are similar to: