ACP 120 Jira Administrator For Cloud · Free Practice Question Easy
Question 5
Assuming the above automation is enabled and working fine. Below is an example of a Task from a company-managed project.
Which of the following is true about this automation?
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A
The automation will only be triggered after users add a comment to the Epic.
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B
All issues will be updated.
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C
The condition passed if the task's status equals to 'Backlog'
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D
The condition is not passed. Nothing will happen.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The automation will process the issue according to the following sequence.
Trigger: Trigger the automation if users add a comment to any issues.
Branch: Find the subtask of the task that triggers this rule. If the subtask exists, then proceed with the next rule for each subtask. However, Epic doesn't have subtasks but children. So nothing will happen.
Condition: Skip
Action: Skip
The GIF below demonstrates the actual test. (Click here if it is not visible)
Using Branch is useful to update an issue related to other issues. Issues in Jira rarely exist in isolation. They often contain sub-tasks, are stories that are part of a larger epic, or are simply linked to other issues using certain relationships. This means that when using automation, actions often need to apply, not only to the source issue that triggered the rule, but also to any issues that are related to the source issue.
Special conditions and actions are available to create powerful rules that can work across complex issue relationships. For example, checking that all sub-tasks of a parent issue are resolved.
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