By default, when an issue is in the Closed status, it cannot be updated. It is a good practice to make issues read-only when they are in a status that signifies logical completion.
In this recipe, we will make sure that when an issue is moved to the Backlog status, it can no longer be updated until it is moved back to the Open status.
Perform the following steps to make an issue read-only when it is in the Backlog status:
Select and edit the Simple Workflow.
Select the Backlog workflow step.
Click on the Properties link from the panel on the right-hand side.
Enter
jira.issue.editablefor Property Name and the valuefalseinto Property Value and click on Add.Click on Publish Draft to apply the change.