Create several issues combining fields

🗒️ Prerequisites

Set up custom fields

1. Create a Select List (single choice) custom field

   Name: Countries

   Options:

   • Germany

   • Spain

   • US

2. Create another Select List (single choice) custom field

   Name: Approaches

   Options:

   • Approach A

   • Approach B

⚒️ Configuration

Add a Create issue post function to the workflow transition of your choice.

Issues to be created

Expression

Write an expression using this format with parsing mode in Number .

count(toStringList(%{issue.cfCountry})) * count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}))

Issue type

Choose Selected issue type.

Specific issue type

Choose Sub-task .

Parent issue

Choose Current issue.

Summary

Enter the following expression 

"Country: " + nthElement(toStringList(%{issue.cfCountry}),ceil(^ / count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches})))) + " / Zusatzinfo: " + nthElement(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}),(modulus(^,count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}))) = 0 ? count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches})) : modulus(^,count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}))))

with parsing mode set to  Advanced text .

Country

Enter the following expression

nthElement(toStringList(%{issue.cfCountry}),ceil(^ / count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}))))

with  parsing mode set to  Advanced text .

Approaches

Enter the following expression

nthElement(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}),(modulus(^,count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches}))) = 0 ? count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches})) : modulus(^,count(toStringList(%{issue.cfApproaches})))))

with  parsing mode set to  Advanced text .

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