Jira fields copy and synchronisation | Elements Documentation

Elements Copy & Sync lets you clone and synchronize fields between Jira work items. This can be done with native Jira fields, and custom fields as well.

In this page, you will find the list of fields supported by our add-on, as well as the list of other add-ons it integrates with.

Basic Jira fields

Field name	Can be copied or synchronized to	Can be initialized with a static default value
Affects versions	Any Version Picker (multiple version) field.	No.
Assignee	Any User Picker (single user) field	Yes, select any Jira user from a user picker.
Description	Any Text Field (multi-line) Any Text Field (single line)	Yes, set any text in a text area.
Due Date	Any Date Picker field	Yes, select any date from a Date picker.
Environment	Any Text Field (multi-line) Any Text Field (single line)	Yes, set any text in a text area.
Epic Link (replaced by Parent)		No.
Parent		No.
Fix versions	Any Version Picker (multiple version) field.	No.
Labels	Any Labels custom field	Yes, select any existing label on the Jira instance.
Priority		Yes.
Reporter	Any User Picker (single user) field	Yes, select any Jira user from a user picker.
Summary	Any Text Field (multi-line) Any Text Field (single line)	Yes, set any text in a text field.

Custom fields

System fields

Built-in fields can only be copied and synchronized with themselves or to other fields of the same type.

Custom Field	Local recipe	Remote recipe	Comment
Affected hardware			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Affected services
Approvals
Approvers			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Backout plan			Can be initialized with a static or dynamic default value.
CAB			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Change completion date			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Change managers			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Change reason			Can be initialized with a static or dynamic default value.
Change risk			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Change start date			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Components			Can be copied/synchronized to a different space by using an option. Can be initialized with a static default value.
Epic Color
Epic Link
Epic Name
Epic Status
Flagged
Impact			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Implementation plan			Can be initialized with a static or dynamic default value.
Investigation reason			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Issue color
Location
Operational categorization
Organizations
Original estimate
Parent Link (replaced by Parent)			Available in Jira Premium with Advanced Roadmaps.
Parent
Pending reason			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Planned end date			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Planned start date			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Product categorization
Rank			Used to rank work items in Jira Boards. No need to sync.
Request language
Request participants
Request Type			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Root cause			Can be initialized with a static or dynamic default value.
Satisfaction (rating)
Satisfaction (comment)			Local recipes: only copy is supported (no sync)
Satisfaction date
Severity			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Source			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Sprint
Start date			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Status			Its name can be copied to any text field with Set dynamic value option For status mapping, follow this tutorial to copy the current status: Copy the status of a work item to a cloned work item
Story point estimate
Story Points
Target end			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Target start			Can be initialized with a static default value.
Team			Only available in Jira Premium.
Time to approve normal change
Time to close after resolution
Time to first response
Time to resolution
Time to triage normale change
Time tracking			Can be copied, but not synchronized.
Urgency			Can be initialized with a static default value.

Custom fields types

Jira admins can create new Custom Fields at all times on any Jira instance. Once a new field has been created, it becomes available in the recipe configuration and can be added to the fields mapping depending on their fields types to be copied and synchronized with fields with similar types. The table below lists the compatible Custom Field types which can be copied and synchronized.

Custom Field type	Local recipe	Remote recipe	Comment
Account			Used by Tempo add-on.
Assets			Used by Insight add-on.
Checkboxes			Can be initialized with static default values.
Date of First Response
Date Picker			Can be copied/synced to any Date Picker custom field. Can be initialized with a static default value.
Date Time Picker			Can be copied/synced to any Date Time Picker custom field. Can be initialized with a static default value.
Days since last comment
Domain of Assignee
Domain of Reporter
Global Rank
Group Picker (multiple groups)			Can be copied/synced to any Group Picker (multiple groups) custom field.
Group Picker (single group)			Can be copied/synced to any Group Picker (single group) custom field.
Labels			Can be copied/synced to any Labels custom field.
Last commented by a User Flag
Last public comment date
Message Custom Field (for edit)
Message Custom Field (for view)
Number Field			Can be copied/synced to any Number custom field. Can be initialized with a static default value.
Number of attachments
Number of comments
Parent Link			Available in Jira Premium with Advanced Roadmaps.
Participants of a work item
Space Picker (single space)
Radio Buttons			Can be initialized with static default values. Remote recipe: can be mapped to Select List (single choice).
Select List (cascading)
Select List (multiple choices)			Can be initialized with static default values. Options from any context can be used.
Select List (single choice)			Can be initialized with a static default value. Options from any context can be used. Remote recipe:Can be mapped to Radio Buttons.
Team			Only available in Jira Premium.
Team			Used by Tempo add-on.
Text Field (multi-line) / Paragraph			Can be copied/synced to any Text Field (multi-line) custom field. Can be initialized with a static or dynamic default value.
Text Field (read-only) / Short text
Text Field (single line)			Can be copied/synced to any Text Field (single line) custom field. Can be initialized with a static or dynamic default value.
Time in Status
URL Field
User Picker (multiple users)			Can be copied/synced to any User picker (multiple users) custom field. Can be initialized with a static default value.
User Picker (single user)			Can be copied/synced to any User picker (single user) custom field. Can be initialized with a static default value.
User Property Field
Username of last updater or commenter
Version Picker (multiple versions)			Can be copied/synced to any Version picker (multiple version) custom field. Versions can be copied/synchronized to a different space by using an option.
Version Picker (single version)			Can be copied/synced to any Version picker (single version) custom field. Versions can be copied/synchronized to a different space by using an option.

Other data and add-ons

Elements Copy & Sync can also be used to copy and synchronize data that is not stored in fields.

Type of Data	Supported	Comment
Issue Resolution
Security Level		Ensure that both source and target spaces share the same Work Item Security Scheme before including the Security Level field in your mapping. Otherwise, copied work items may become inaccessible. Available from Jira Standard and up. See official documentation.
Jira Forms		Use the "Jira Forms" option in the Fields Mapping table of a recipe to copy forms between any work items. Learn more about Jira Forms (formerly ProForma). Forms synchronisation isn’t available yet, if you need it please let us know.
Issue Checklist for Jira		Use the "Issue Checklist for Jira" option in the Fields Mapping table to copy and synchronize checklists between any work items. You can follow our step-by-step guide to help you in your configuration.