Create an Epic from Task

[Sravan Duddella]

Hello Team, How to create an Epic automatically when a Task is created?

Tried to build this via Jira automations and unable to set the Epic Name field to Task's Summary, resulting in the automation to fail. Please advise. Thanks!

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi @Sravan Duddella 

Please share the rule that you have so far. 

[Sravan Duddella]

Hello @John Funk Thanks for your response, please see the details below:

[Trudy Claspill]

@Sravan Duddella 

Please share the details of the "Create a new" step.

When creating an Epic in a Company Managed project you have to provide the Epic Name field. Are you setting that field in the "Create a new" step?

[Sravan Duddella]

Yes, I am and the help that I need is how can I set the value of the Epic Name = Task's summary in the automation which should solve my problem.

[John Funk]

Use this for the Epic Name:

{{triggerissue.summary}}

[Sravan Duddella]

Works like a charm!! THANK YOU!!

[John Funk]

Great! And you are welcome. 

[Trudy Claspill]

Please provide the details of your automation rule and show the log output that details the failure.