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title: "Copy data from the parent issue"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJC/490999866/Copy%20data%20from%20the%20parent%20issue"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


Call the following script from a workflow transition action. The script sets the fields to the value of the corresponding field in the parent issue.

```
if(isNotNull(parent)) { 
    summary = %parent%.summary;
    description = %parent%.description;
    dueDate = %parent%.dueDate;
}
```