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Auto-Application of Hierarchy after the New Epic creation in a Scrum Project

For example,every time a new "Epic" is created in the "Scrum Software Development" project, you want to automatically apply a hierarchy that defines a structure of tasks stories and sub-tasks to streamline the software development processprovide a standard approach to tackling new features or functionalities.

Steps:

  1. Prepare Setup the "Scrum Software Development" hierarchy in Smart Issue Templates app:

    First, within
  • Create a hierarchy named "Scrum Software Development" in the Smart Issue Templates app

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  • The hierarchy might have the user stories like "Design", "Development", and "Testing". Beneath each user story, there could be more specific sub-tasks.

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  1. Setting up the Automation Rule in Jira:

a. Trigger:

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  • Go to the Automation

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  • Create a new “Apply Hierarchy after the new Epic Is Created” rule and

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  • set the trigger to "Issue Created

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  • Further click the “Rule details” button and refine the trigger to be specific to the "Scrum Software Development" project and save the

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b. Action:

  • Choose an action related to the Smart Issue Templates app. This would likely be something like Apply Hierarchy Template (the exact wording may vary based on the app's capabilities).

  • From the options, select the "Standard Development Hierarchy" template.

c. Save and Activate:

  • Name your rule something descriptive, like "Auto-apply Development Hierarchy for New Epics".

  • Save and activate the rule.

Testing the Automation Rule:

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  • Add a new component

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  • Click the “New condition” and select the “JQL condition” option.

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  • Enter the “issuetype = Epic” value into the required “JQL” field and click the “Save” button.

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  • Add one more component called “New action”.

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  • Start typying “send” and select the “Send web request” option.

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  • Enter the URL into the mandatory “Webhook URL” field that will look like this:

http://host:port/context/rest/smartissuetemplates/1.0

+ endpoint for the “Hierarchy Apply” /smartissuetemplates/1.0/hierarchy/apply/{hierarchyId}

where you have to specify the current “Scrum Software Development" hierarchy Id.

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  • Fill in the values framed red in the screenshot below and click the “Save” button.

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  • Click the “Turn it on” button.

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b. Test the Automation Rule:

  • Within the "Scrum Software Development" project, create a new Epic.

  • Once the Epic is created, you should

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  • find that the hierarchy (

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  • user stories and sub-tasks) from the "

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  • Scrum Software Development

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Feedback Loop:

  • After implementing this automation, gather feedback from the team members. Understand if the automatically applied hierarchy aids them or if adjustments are needed.

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  • hierarchy has been automatically applied.

  • To view the execution details open the “Automation” page and click the “Audit log” for the specific rule.

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