Previous Status Validator

A workflow validator that makes sure the issue has been in a specified Status before.The user will be able to progress to the destination status of a transition, on which the validator is configured, only when the issue has previously been in the selected status. You can customize the previous status to be considered using the options provided as a part of the validator.

This validator is similar to the Previous Status Condition.

To add 'Previous Status Validator' to a transition:

1. Click Edit for the workflow that has the transition you wish to configure the validator on.
2. In the Workflow Designer, select the transition.
3. Click on Validators in the properties panel.
4. Click on Add validator.
5. Select Previous Status Validator from the list of validators.
6. Click on Add to add the validator on the transition.
   
7. Select the previous status from the Previous Status field.
8. Add a customized error message in Error message to display if the validation fails
9. Select the option Most recent status only, to check the most recent status only.
10. Click on Add to add the validator to the transition.