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Overview

  • To

ensure a smooth working process
  • streamline your workflow, it's

best to follow this workflow tip: Make sure that for each issue type, there's an approval rule tied to
  • important to tie each Issue Type to an Approval rule associated with a specific status. This rule should

act
  • serve as a validator,

allowing
  • ensuring only

the designated
  • authorized add-

on to move
  • ons can transition the issue to the next status.

When it comes to adding a validator or to your projects, here's a simple guide to get you started for the old version:
Step 1:

Access the Project Settings of your project.

  • In the sidebar of your project, locate the tab labeled "Project Settings".

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Step 2:

Access the Workflows of your project.

  • In the sidebar of Project Settings, locate the tab labeled "Workflows".

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Step 3:

Select the Workflows you'd like to make changes to.

  • This screen allows you to view the list of Workflows associated with your project.

  • To modify a specific Workflow,

click on
  • see the

"Actions" button located
  • Actions” column on the right side

of the Workflow
  • .

Then, select
  • Click on the "Edit workflow" action.

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Add the condition to Project for the old editor version:

Switch the view to Diagram view.

  • You will be directed to the screen as depicted on the right side.

  • Choose the “Diagram“ to switch to the Diagram view.

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Step 5:

Select the Transitionoption you wish to add condition.

  • This screen allows you to view an overview of specific Workflow.

  • Select the Transition you wish to add condition.

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Triggering the condition.

  • You can find the menu on the right. Choose "Conditions" to add a condition.

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Adding condition to specific Transition.

  • Click on “Add a condition“ button.

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  • Choose “User is in Project Role“ option.

  • Then Click “Add“ button to add condition.

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  • Select the “atlassian-addons-project-access“ as Project Role.

  • Then Click “Add“ button to add condition.

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  • Click on “Publish Draft” to save changes

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Add the validator to Project for the new editor version:

Switch editor by (open workflow in new editor)

  • Navigate to “Switch editor” on the right.

  • Choose the “Open workflow in new editor“ option.

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Select the Transitionoption you wish to

validate

add validator.

  • This screen allows you to view an overview of specific Workflow.

  • Select the Transition you wish

to validate.
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  • to add condition.

  • After clicking Transition, in right side you will see configuration for this transition. Click button “+” in the “RULES” section to add new rule.

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Configure the validator rule.

  • Choose option “Restrict who can move an issue”.

  • Then click on “Select” Button.

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  • At the "Allow these roles" section.

  • Select the "atlassian-addons-project-access".

  • Then click on “Add“ Button.

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  • Click on “Update workflow” button to save change.

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  • In case you don’t set up a validator for workflow, it means the user can manually change the status of the issue although this Issue still needs to be processed by the Approval rule.

  • In this situation, Approval for Jira will mark the status of this approval process as “Manual transition” in the issue activity history like.

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