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title: "Clone issue with the parent field of the parent issue"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JCPP/1850147181/Clone%20issue%20with%20the%20parent%20field%20of%20the%20parent%20issue"
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> Macro (aura-html)

This page details how to clone an issue with the parent field of the parent issue. 

With this feature, you can modify the parent hierarchy. You can set the cloned issue to inherit the grandparent of the original issue (that is, the parent field of the parent issue). For example, a user story is being cloned as an epic issue type.

# Prerequisite

When creating a clone operation, ensure your Jira administrator has set the **Parent **field to the** Parent issue’s** **parent **on the *Properties *page. For more details, refer to the [Clone Plus for Jira configuration - Cloud](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/B4CXD) page.

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# Steps

1. Select a parent issue whose child issue you want to clone in your Jira instance. For example, consider a parent issue as a child issue and the **Parent** field as shown in the following image.
2. Select the child issue to clone. You can observe the **Parent **field of the child issue in the following image. In this example, the cloned issue will inherit the grandparent of the original issue (that is, the parent field of the parent issue)
3. In the top-right corner, select **the three dots** > **Clone Plus*** *option or the **Clone Plus icon** quick-add button for any issue.
4. On the *Clone Plus for Jira *page, do the following:
  1. In the **Clone operation** field, select the clone operation for which the **Parent **field is set to the** Parent issue’s** **parent**.
  2. In the **Project** field, select the required** **project to which you want to clone the issues.
  3. In the* ***Issue type** field, select the issue type that is the same as the parent issue.
  4. In the **Clone options** section, click the required clone option.
5. Click **Clone**.
6. On the *Create issue *page, select values for all the issue fields as required.
7. Click **Create**.  
Jira displays a successful issue creation message, and the issue is cloned with the **Parent **field of the parent issue.

> ℹ️ - If the **Parent** field is blank for the parent issue, the **Parent** field won’t be cloned.
> ℹ️ - If the **Parent **field on the *Properties *page mentioned in the prerequisite is not set to the **Parent issue’s parent**, the **Parent **field won’t be cloned.
> ℹ️ - This feature is not supported for sub-task issue types, as this issue type cannot be cloned to different issue types.