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JIRA 6.x Administration Cookbook

By : Patrick Li
Book Image

JIRA 6.x Administration Cookbook

By: Patrick Li

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
JIRA 6.x Administration Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Adding screens to workflow transitions


When users execute a workflow transition, we have an option to display an intermediate workflow screen. This is a very useful way to collect some additional information from the user. For example, the default JIRA workflow will display a screen for users to select the Resolution value when the issue is resolved.

Tip

Issues with resolution values are considered completed. You should only add the Resolution field to workflow screens that represent the closing of an issue.

Getting ready

We need to have a workflow to configure, such as the Simple Workflow that was created in the previous recipe. We also need to have screens to display; JIRA's out-of-the-box Workflow Screen and Resolve Issue Screen will suffice, but if you have created your own screens, they can also be used.

How to do it…

Perform the following steps to add a screen to a workflow transition:

  1. Select the workflow to update, such as our Simple Workflow.

  2. Click on the Edit button if the workflow is active...