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title: "JMWE for JIRA Server 5.7.1 release notes"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JMWE/461964116/JMWE%20for%20JIRA%20Server%205.7.1%20release%20notes"
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> Macro (aura-html)

This version provides a number of enhancements and bug fixes:

# New feature

- <span style="color: #172b4d">A new linkIssue() method on the Issue interface allows you to easily link issues from a Groovy script</span>

# Enhancements

- <span style="color: #172b4d">The Transition Parent Issue post-function and the Transition Linked Issues post-function now warn you when adding the "Comment" field in the configuration</span>
- <span style="color: #172b4d">The getLinkedIssues() method of the Issue interface now includes links being created on the transition screen</span>

# Bug fixes

- [[JMWE-690](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-690)] - The second option of the Linked Issues Validator does not work
- [[JMWE-692](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-692)] - Accessing a public comment of a Jira Service Desk customer request throws an exception
- [[JMWE-696](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-696)] - Create issue post function cannot create multiple subtasks with a calculated parent issue
- [[JMWE-697](https://appfire.atlassian.net/browse/JMWE-697)] - Cannot set Cascading Field value using just a child option ID