Copy field value from linked issues (Deprecated)

This post function has been deprecated for some time, and will be completely removed by the end of September 2025. Once this post function has been removed from JMWE, you will not be able to:

Add another instance
Edit any existing instances
Execute any instances - automatically or manually

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Replacing this post function

This post function has been replaced with the Copy issue fields post function. Use the table below to migrate your configuration; settings should be migrated to the new post function exactly as they exist in the obsolete one, except where noted.

Tip: The obsolete post function could only be configured to copy a single field value. The current post function can be configured to copy multiple fields within a single post function. If you have several individual Copy field value from linked issues post functions in the same project, they can be grouped together into a single Copy issue fields post function!

Configuration option	Migrate to	Notes

Configuration option	Migrate to	Notes
The Copy issue fields post function includes additional options for the source issue and destination issue of the fields to be copied.	Source issue(s)	If the obsolete post function is set to Any, use Issues linked to the current issue through any link type. If the obsolete post function is set to a specific link type, select Issues linked to the current issue through the following link type, and set the Issue link field to the appropriate link type.
	Destination issue(s) → Current issue
Source field	Fields to copy → Source field	For each instance of Copy field value from linked issues, add a field by clicking the Add button.
Destination field	Fields to copy → Destination field
Issue Link Type	Fields to copy → Destination issue(s)
Options → Copy only if not set	Fields to copy → Additional options → Set only if field is empty
Options → Create missing value(s)
Options → Ignore empty values
Options → Add value(s) to the issue
Options → Send notifications	Advanced options → Settings → Allow Jira to send notifications for this change
Advanced options → Settings → Run as	Advanced options → Settings → Run as
Advanced options → Settings → Run this post-function only if a condition is verified	Advanced options → Settings → Run this post-function only if a condition is verified
Advanced options → Settings → Delay the execution of this post-function	Advanced options → Settings → Delay the execution of this post-function

A workflow post-function that sets the value(s) of a selected field to the value(s) from the same/different field of an issue linked to the current issue through a selected link type.

To add the 'Copy field value from linked issues' post-function to a transition :

Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to add the post-function on.
In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
Click on Post Functions in the properties panel.
Click on Add post function.
Select Copy field value from linked issues from the list of post-functions.
Click on Add to add the post-function on the transition.
Select the field from the Field drop-down.
Select the destination field from the Destination field drop-down. See below for information on this option.
Select the link from the Issue Link Type drop-down.
Click on Add to add the post-function to the transition.
After adding, move the post-function to the appropriate position according to Placing post-functions in a transition document.

JMWE shows an error message on the issue view if any error occurs during the execution of the post-function. This message is displayed only if the current user is a Jira administrator.

When you add this post-function to a transition and trigger the transition, the add-on sets the value(s) of a selected field to the value(s) from the same/different field of issue(s) linked to the current issue through the selected link type.

When there is more than one linked issue, by default the value will be copied from one (random) linked issue. But when the Add value(s) to the issue option is selected, value(s) from all the linked issues will be appended to the current issue.

Options

Destination field: Allows copying to a different field than the source field. For example, automatically add the Reporter of the parent Epic to the Watchers of a User Story. Note that if the source field is read-only, you cannot select Same as source field in this option.

Copy only if not set: Sets the value(s) of the selected field of the current issue, only when the field is empty on the current issue.

Create missing value(s): Allows creating any missing Component/s or Version/s while setting or copying a field that expects Versions or Components. Note this is applicable for version and component fields.

Ignore empty values: Will not set (clear) the selected field of the current issue, if the value from the linked issues is empty or null.

Add value(s) to the issue: Appends value(s) from the same/different field of each linked issue to the selected field of the current issue. This is applicable only to multi-valued fields.

Send notifications: Jira sends notifications for the change in the selected field value on the current issue. You can control the default value of the "Send notifications" option in the Configuration page under JMWE administration. Click here for more information.

Conditional execution

To execute this post-function based on the result of a Nunjucks template see Conditional execution.

Run As

Run as current user: The current user will be the author of the field change.

Run as add-on user: The add-on user will be the author of the field change.

Run as this user: Any user selected in this field will be the author of the field change.

Running this post-function as any user other than the "Add-on user" is discouraged

If you select any option other than "Run as add-on user", so that the change appears to be done by the current user or a specific user, the following must be true:

The destination field must be present on the Edit screen applicable to the issue being modified
The selected user must have the Edit issues permission on the issue being modified.

Delayed execution

Note that you can use this function to copy a field from the

parent issue of a sub-task by using the built-in is Subtask of link type and vice versa using the is Parent of link type
Epic of an issue by using the built-in belongs to Epic link type and vice-versa using the is Epic of link type
Parent of the portfolio hierarchy by using the belongs to Initiative link type and vice-versa using the is Initiative of link type

Use case

A typical use case for this workflow is to copy values of fields from issues linked to the current issue. Consider a use case where you want to copy Fix Version/s field from the Epic to a Story, while creating a Story. To configure this:

Add the Copy field value from linked issues post-function to the Create transition of the Story workflow.
Choose the has Epic link type.
Select Fix Version/s in Source Field.
Select Same as source field in the Destination field.

See here for more use cases