epic() | Decadis App Help Center

This function returns the issue list of epics that are linked to a given set of issues.

If the specified issue is a sub-task, then the epic of its parent issue is returned. If specified issue is an epic itself, then current issue is returned.

Bash

epic() #Output: Issue list

Examples

Parser expression	Description
Bash `epic()`	This example returns an issue list containing the current/ parent issue's epic.

Output

This function returns an issue list .

If the current issue or its parent does not have an epic, the function returns an empty issue list .

Variant where you can specify an issue list from which the epics should retrieved from. The output may contain duplicates.

Bash

epic(issueList) #Output: Issue list

Examples

Parser expression	Description
Bash `epic(linkedIssues("is blocked by"))`	This example returns the issue list of all epics of those issues which are blocking the current issue. To achieve this, the following functions are used: linkedIssues()

Parser expression

Description

Bash

epic(linkedIssues("is blocked by"))

This example returns the issue list of all epics of those issues which are blocking the current issue.

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

linkedIssues()

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`issueList`	issue list	Any given issue list. Usually this value is retrieved from a function (e.g. linkedIssues() or subtasks() ).

Parameter

Input (data type)

Description

issueList

issue list

Any given issue list. Usually this value is retrieved from a function (e.g.

linkedIssues()

subtasks()

Output

This function returns an issue list

Variant where you define issue keys instead of an issue list.

Multiple issue keys are provided as a comma-separated list of issue keys. Duplicated issue keys are discarded. Output can contain duplicated issues.

Bash

epic(issueKeys) #Output: Issue list

Examples

Parser expression	Description
Bash `epic("CRM-15, HD-21")`	This example returns the issue list of all epics linked to issues with keys CRM-15 and HD-21.

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`issueKeys`	text	Text containing valid issue keys in a comma-separated list.

Output

This function returns an issue list

📚 Use cases and examples

Use case	JWT feature	Workflow function	Field type	Automated action	Parser functions
Add components of the epic to the current issue				Update field action
Create issue under epic		Create issue			toString() epic()