Copy component value from parent to linked issue

[rajeswari saravanan]

Hi Team,

I have a query regarding two issue types: Process and Basic Data Task (linked via Related Basic Data).

• A Process issue has a Component value set.
• A Basic Data Task can be linked to one or multiple Process issues.
• I want to copy the Component value(s) from the linked Process issue(s) into the Basic Data Task.
• If a Basic Data Task is linked to multiple Process issues, it should copy and store the values from all of them.
• This needs to be applied to existing issues (historical data) as well, not just newly created ones.

Could you please suggest how we can achieve this?Any help much appreciated.

[Christos Markoulatos]

Hi @rajeswari saravanan 

You can do this with Jira Automation:

Steps:

1. Go to Project Settings → Automation → Create Rule.
2. Trigger:
   • For new links: Issue linked
   • For historical data: Scheduled with JQL like
   • issuetype = "Basic Data Task"
3. Condition: Issue type = Basic Data Task.
4. Action:
   • Lookup Issues with JQL:
   • issue in linkedIssues("{{issue.key}}", "Related Basic Data")
   • Edit issue → Components → set to:
   • {{lookupIssues.components.name.distinct}}

This will pull all Components from linked Process issues and set them on the Basic Data Task.
For historical data, just run the scheduled rule once.

Here are some useful Atlassian resources and community threads you can reference:

• Atlassian Support: Smart values for Automation
  Automation smart values - issues – explains how to use {{lookupIssues}} and field names like components.name in rules.
• Knowledge Base: Copying Components and Labels via Automation
  Copying Components and Labels from issue in new issue via Automation – shows the correct smart value syntax for Components.
• Community Example: Copy Components from Linked Issues
  How to copy components from several issues to one single issue? – includes a solution using lookupIssues and advanced JSON to add components instead of overwriting them.

Also keep in mind there might be some differences between cloud and DC.

Hope this helps 😊