Issue fields
The succeeding sections provide details of various fields of the tabs available in the Update Issues post function:
Basic Fields
The following configuration fields are most commonly used by customers:
Field | Default | Description |
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Summary | %same% | Set issue summary field |
Description | %same% | Set issue description field |
Environment | %same% | Set the environment field |
Notes |
| Allows the workflow designer to document the post function |
Detailed Fields
Configurations within this section help direct which issues are being updated, and who they are assigned to, among other important details associated with updating an issue.
Field | Default | Description |
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Issues to update | %original_key% | Defaults to the issue being transitioned. Is a comma separated list of one or more issues to be updated with the configuration provided |
Issue type | %same% | Set issue type |
Target issue status |
| Set the target issue status |
Transition |
| Transition name or id. Defaults to no transition. When doing a transition, only fields available on the transition screen is updated. The original issue being transitioned can not participate in another transition. . Refer to Transition Issues 4.x. |
Resolution | %same% | Set the resolution |
Priority | %same% | Set priority |
Components | %same% | Set components from a comma separated list of component names |
Affected versions | %same% | Set affected versions from a comma separated list of version names |
Fixed versions | %same% | Set fixed versions from a comma separated list of version names |
Security level | %same% | Set security level for the issue |
Labels | %same% | List of labels to be set on issue being updated |
People | ||
Reporter | %same% | Set priority |
Assignee | %same% | Set assignee |
Watchers | %same% | Add watchers from a comma separated list of user ids |
Dates | ||
Due date | %same% | Set due date. Use work to exclude non-working days (example: 5 work). |
Due date offset |
| Set offset by no. of days. You can use "work" to exclude non-working days from the calculation. For example, "5 work", adjusts the date by 5 working days. |
Original Estimate | %same% | Set original estimate |
Remaining estimate | %same% | Set remaining estimate |
Links
Configurations within this section help update and copy links and link types.
Field | Default | Description |
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Create link |
| Adds a link to another issue after the issue is updated |
Create link type |
| Adds a link type from a pre-defined list of link types such as Blocks, Cloners and so on |
Create link direction |
| Adds a link direction |
Copy links | All link types | Copy one or more links from the issue key (or keys) provided to the issue being updated. The updated issue key replaces the key specified for the copy. By default, all link types are copied from each issue key specified. Specify a comma separated list of link types to subset the copy to only those issue types. |
Copy link types |
| Copy one or more link types from the issue key (or keys) provided to the issue being updated. |
Copy remote links | All remote link types | Copy one or more remote links from the issue key (or keys) provided to the issue being updated. The updated issue key replaces the key specified for the copy. By default, all remote link types are copied from each issue key specified. Specify a comma separated list of remote link types to subset the copy to only those issue types. |
Remote link types |
| Add a list of remote link types to subset the copy to only those issue types. By default, all remote link types is copied from each issue specified. |
Comment & Attachments
This section allows you to control whether or not to associate attachments from the parent or other Issues during issue update. Likewise, you can have similar controls around comments.
Field | Default | Description |
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Copy attachments |
| If specified, attachments are copied from the issue to the issue being updated. |
Add comment |
| Comment added to issue after being updated. Use substitution variables to customize a comment in addition to free text. |
Comment security |
| Security group or role for the comment. |
Copy parent issue comments |
| If enabled (ON), copies the comments from the parent of the issue that is being transitioned to the issue(s) being updated. |
Copy original issue comments |
| If enabled (ON), copies the comments from the issue that is being transitioned to the issue(s) being updated. |
Include transition attachments |
| Copies attachments captured within workflow transition screens to the issue(s) being updated. Option is ignored unless this post function follows the update change history post function. |
Custom Fields
Configuration settings within this section allow you to copy custom field values from the parent or original Issue.
Field | Default | Description |
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Copy parent issue custom fields |
| A comma separated list of custom field names or ids - each field is copied from the parent issue |
Copy original issue custom fields |
| A comma separated list of custom field names or ids - each field is copied from the original issue |
Add Custom Field |
| Allows you to add new values to existing custom fields associated with the issue being updated. |
You cannot copy/add a Sprint custom field to this post function since it is not supported.
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