---
title: "getIssueParent (redirect)"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJC/804258073/getIssueParent%20(redirect)"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


Looking for a getIssueParent() function? You won’t find it because there isn’t any. Instead, the parent for an issue can be retrieved by using the ‘parent’ [standard variable](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PSJC/pages/434602568). Examples on how to use this variable can be found below.

**Example 1**

```
string myIssue = "ABC-123";
return myIssue.parent;
```

**Example 2**

```
//set issue assigne to be the same as the parent assignee
assignee = parent.assignee;
```