{COPY [AS role]: field_1 = value_1 [, field_2 = value_2] ... ... [, ATTACHMENT[.{selected}]]}
This action is similar to the ADD action, except it may be used entirely without the field/value list. Thus {COPY} by itself will create a new issue, with all the values from the original issue. Specifying a name and value allows that value to be used for that specific field name. This action only works within the postupdate directive, as it is essential to perform the underlying update before you initiate actions that are dependent.
If you do not specify a parameter and value for the AREA and PROJECT fields, then the issue is copied to the AREA and PROJECT of the current issue. You should not specify the PROJECT field without also specifying a value for the AREA field.
In the same way as with the ADD action, you may make implied assignments.
The optional NOWAIT keyword provides the facility to execute the COPY action as a background task, not waiting for the result of the action before returning control back to the user. This may be used if you have many COPY actions to perform, and you do not want the user to wait for these to complete before they may carry on working in the user interface. This keyword should be used with caution, as there are no indications to the user if there is a failure from the action. Any failures are reported in the application server log file. Also, note that if you place the action within an onchange directive, as opposed to within a preupdate or postupdate directive, then the values within the issue as they stand at that moment will be copied to the new issue, as opposed to the final values when the user has submitted the issue for insertion or updating. The ADD_UPDATE task must be running for this option to work successfully.
The optional ATTACHMENT keyword allows all or selected attachments to be copied from the current issue to the new issue being created. If the ATTACHMENT keyword is further qualified with {selected}, then only attachments that the user has individually selected with the Select? checkbox will be copied. The Select? checkbox is enabled on the user interface with the security permission key named PR_ADD_PROBLEM.ATTACH_SELECT and PR_RESOLUTION.ATTACH_SELECT.
The COPY action is not supported in these directives: load, clone, mail
