Error setting Epic link from a linked issue

[Tibor Gulyás]

When I try to set Epic link field using by the "Read field from issues returned by JQL Query" or "Read fields from linked issues or subtasks" post functions, I get a "plugin being incompatible with this version of JIRA" error. Our JIRA is JIRA Software V7.1.6 The settings and error messages attached.

The post function works well when I used the "parsed text (advanced mode)" as a source instead of "field in selected issues". But when I injected the Epic link field code into the parsed text, the post function failed again.

[Fidel Castro Armario]

Hi Tibor,

3 questions:

1. Which issue type is current issue (i.e., the issue that is executing the post-function)?
2. Do you expect that the JQL query will return more than one issue in some cases?
3. Which version of JIRA Workflow Toolbox are you using?

Thanks

[Tibor Gulyás]

Hi Fidel,

1. The current isse type is Task, and it is not included in query

2. I expect only one issue in the test case, but later maybe more. I tested the query and it gives only one issue

We use the latest, 2.2.34 version.

Regards,

Tibor

[Tibor Gulyás]

Hi Fedel,

Meanwhile I did some tests, and I find out, the post function gives back the Epic's issue key as "Epic link" (^%{10006}), but the target issue expects the "Epic name" as "Epic link" Maybe this is the problem?

Regards

[Tibor Gulyás]

I was right. With this query:

issueFunction in linkedIssuesOf("issue in linkedIssues('%{00015}') and issuetype in (Story,Hibajavítás,Bug,Fejlesztés)","has Epic")

and using "Epic Name" as source, and "Epic Link" as target, the function works as I expected.

[Fidel Castro Armario]

With that JQL query you can obtain more than one issue, and then you are overwriting "Epic Link" more than once. It doesn't hurt but is inefficient.

I recommend you to use an issue list expression instead of a JQL query, like shown in the screenshot:

Issue list expression is:

first(linkedIssues("has Epic", filterByIssueType(linkedIssues(), "Story, Hibajavítás, Bug, Fejlesztés")))

It also has the benefit of not depending on a another plugin for JQL functions (Script Runner in this case).

[Tibor Gulyás]

I tested it and works well. Many thanks for the advice and quick help.

[Fidel Castro Armario]

Just released version 2.2.35 supports setting Epic Link, not only with Epic Name, but also with other issue's Epic Link or writing a string value containing the issue key of an Epic issue.