Set an automated Tempo Account from parent issue

There might be a need to set a Tempo Account on an issue based on certain rules. With Automation for Jira this can easily achieved and there are several options to choose from. In this tutorial we focus on setting a Tempo Account in the event of the creation of a Jira issue. We will set the Tempo Account based on the Account that is set on the parent issue for the issue we will create.

Instructions

1. Set up an automation rule under projects->settings->automation.

2. As the trigger for the automation choose “Issue created”.

3. Add a new action.

4. Select “Edit Issue” and in the field to set choose the Tempo “Account” field.

5. In Operations pick “Copy from” and in the dropdown where the value to copy from choose “parent issue”.
   
   

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6. Save and publish the automation.

7. You will notice that the Tempo Account value has been inherited from the Parent.
   
   

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