How the “Issue Picker and Linker” works after end user actions ?

Understand which end user changes are tracked and how Issue Picker and Linker updates links in Jira.

1 How-To Video

2 Which changes are considered by the app ?

The following end users' changes are considered by the logic of the app

  • Single / Multiple Issue Picker Linker Change: The end user uses the custom field to search Issues and to select the right issue (Single) or Issues (Multiple). That can be done
    • in the create screen or
    • in the edit screen or
    • in any transition screen
  • Link Changes: The end user adds or deletes Links which are used by the Single / Multiple Issue Picker Linker to link selected Issues

3 Which actions are executed automatically by the app ?

End User Action Link Type Sync Link Changes Action
Single / Multiple
Issue Picker Linker
Change
Selected Delete all previous existing links corresponding to the configured Link Type and create new links only to the selected issues in the Single / Multiple Issue Picker Linker field.
No Link Type No Link Changes
Link Changes Selected Checked Based on the link change done by the end user, delete or add, the Single / Multiple Issue Picker Linker field will be updated automatically.
Selected Unchecked No Change of the Custom Fields
No Link Type No Change of the Custom Fields
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