Copy Field Values
The Copy Field Values post function copies the values from a configured field to another field on the same issue or to another field on linked issues. This post function can be used to keep fields up-to-date, eliminating the need for manual input of values.
See below for a detailed list of supported fields. If a field is not visible in your instance, then the field is not supported by this built-in script.
Note: Notifications
When you use this built-in script to bulk update issues, users are not notified of the change according to the project notification scheme.
Create options
In some instances, a Create option checkbox becomes available for certain fields. This allows new options to be created if a matching one does not exist in the target field.
Supported fields
See the tables below for a detailed list of system and common custom fields, standard custom fields, and advanced custom fields that are supported by this built-in script. There are some things you must bear in mind when using this built-in script:
- Source and target fields must be different. Copying a field's value to itself is not permitted.
- The fields available to you will vary depending on which version of Jira you have and whether you have installed Jira Service Management. If you cannot see a field, it is likely that it is not available on your instance.
Warning: Copying values to the same field type
When you're copying values to a field of the same type, for example, from checkboxes to checkboxes, values will only be copied if the target field has the same values available. If the target field lacks any of the source field's values, existing selections in the target field may be cleared. For partial matches, only the shared values will be copied, and any non-matching values in the target field will be cleared.
Supported system fields and common Jira custom fields
| Source field | Supported target fields |
|---|---|
| Approvers |
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| CAB |
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| Change completion date |
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| Change managers |
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| Change reason |
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| Change risk |
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| Change start date |
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| Change type |
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| Customer request type |
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| Description |
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| Environment |
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| Epic color | No compatible fields |
| Epic link |
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| Epic name | No compatible fields |
| Epic status | No compatible fields |
| Groups | No compatible fields |
| Impact |
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| Investigation reason |
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| Linked major incidents | No compatible fields |
| Operational categorization |
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| Organizations |
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| Original story points |
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| Parent link | No compatible fields |
| Pending reason |
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| Product categorization |
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| Request participants |
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| Root cause |
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| Source |
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| Sprint |
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| Story points |
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| Summary |
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| Target end |
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| Target start |
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| Team | No compatible fields |
| Urgency |
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| Workaround |
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Supported standard custom fields
| Source field | Supported target fields |
|---|---|
| Checkboxes |
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| Database picker custom field | No compatible fields |
| Date picker |
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| Date time picker |
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| Labels |
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| Multiple user picker |
Note: If a multi user picker value is copied into a single user picker then only the first value is copied. |
| Multiple issue picker |
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| Multiple LDAP picker |
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| Multiple remote issue picker |
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| Number field |
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| Radio buttons |
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| Select list (cascading) |
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| Select list (multiple choices) |
Note: For single choice select lists only the first value is copied. |
| Select list (single choice) |
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| Single custom picker | No compatible fields |
| Single database values picker | No compatible fields |
| Single issue picker |
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| Single LDAP picker | No compatible fields |
| Single remote issue picker |
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| Text field (multi-line) |
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| Text field (single-line) |
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| URL field |
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| User picker (single user) |
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Supported advanced custom fields
| Source field | Supported target fields |
|---|---|
| Development summary | No compatible fields |
| Global rank | No compatible fields |
| Group picker (multiple groups) |
Note: For single group pickers only the first value is copied. |
| Group picker (single group) |
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| Hidden job switch | No compatible fields |
| Jira released version history |
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| Job checkbox |
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| Original story points |
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| Project picker (single project) |
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| Scripted field | No compatible fields |
| Text field (read only) |
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| User picker (multiple versions) |
Note: If a multi user picker value is copied into a single user picker then only the first value is copied. |
| Version picker (multiple versions) |
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| Version picker (single version) |
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| Assets object |
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| Assets object (legacy multiple) |
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| Assets object (legacy single) |
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| Assets read-only object |
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| Assets referenced object (multiple) |
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| Assets referenced object (single) |
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| Initial watchers |
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