Copy data using an Elements Connect post-function

Working principle

This page explains how to use the Elements Connect post-functions to copy values from Connect fields to Jira Text fields.

Two different post-functions are available:

• Copy field display to another field

• Copy field key to another field

Please see: https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-connect/elements-connect-post-functions

Steps

1. Configure your project worklow

• For each workflow where an issue is using a Connect field, add a global transition, from “Any status” to “Itself”:

  

• Edit this transition and go to the Post Functions section

  

• Add the Elements Connect post-function:

  • If you want to copy the field template, add the “Elements Connect: Copy display to issue field“ post-function

  • If you want to copy the field key, add the “Elements Connect: Copy key to issue field“ post-function

• Map each Connect field to a Jira Text field:

  

• Configure as many post-functions as needed in order to have a 1-to-1 mapping between Connect Fields and Jira Text fields

• Publish your changes

2. Run the bulk transition

• Go to the issue navigator

• Search for all relevants issues to update

• Trigger a bulk change, as explained here:

  

• Select the Transition Issues operation

• Select the global transition created above and run it

When running the bulk transition, you may notice that the transition appears multiple times (as many times as there are different statuses).
This is because each transition (even a global transition) is restricted by the issue status. Therefore, you will need to execute this transition as many times as there are statuses involved in your workflow: