Only Assignee Can Transition An Issue

Owned by Daniel Barrow
Last updated: Oct 19, 2023
3 min read

Scenario

When an issue has a status of In Progress and it is ready to move to the next stage, only the Assignee of the issue can move the issue to the next status.

Resolution

This requires adding the User Condition extension to every transition that should be limited to just the Assignee of the issue. Once added, those transitions will only be available to that one user, guaranteeing that only the appropriate person can advance an issue through its workflow.

Note: the steps below detail adding the User Condition to two transitions - from In Progress to Code Review and from In Progress to To Test. In this scenario, the developer assigned to the issue has completed work to the extent that it is ready for review or testing. You can, however, apply these same steps to any transition which should be limited in the user who can advance an issue to a specific status.

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Steps to Create

1. Add the User Condition condition

  1. Log in to your Jira instance as an Administrator.

  2. In the upper right corner of the window, click Settings ( ) and select Issues.

  3. In the left-hand sidebar, click Workflows.

  4. From the list of Workflows, click Actions ( ) for the appropriate workflow and select Edit.

  5. Edit the transition:

    1. When viewing the Workflow in Diagram view (Figure 1, right), select the Transition and click the Conditions link. Click Add condition at the top of the list of existing post functions.

    2. When viewing the Workflow in Text view, click the name of the Transition then select the Condition tab. Click Add condition at the top of the list of existing post functions.

    3. Select User Condition (JMWE app) from the list of conditions and click Add.

Figure 1- Edit Transition

 

2. Configure the condition

Set the following configurations (Figure 2, right):

  1. User(s) to check - Set Which user(s) to Current user.

  2. Mode - Set User(s) must meet to all the criteria configured below.

  3. Criteria

    1. The user is - Set to the Assignee.

    2. Leave all other options blank

  4. Click Add.

Figure 2 - Configure the Condition

 

3. Repeat as needed

Repeat steps 2 and 3, above, for each of the transitions necessary. In this example, the User Condition is added to two transitions - Ready to Test and Technical Review. You should add the condition as many times as necessary for your workflow.

 

You’re done!

Now, only the Assignee of an issue can move the issue out of the In Progress status.