Simplified workflow

[Lujain Al-Falaileh]

Hello, 

I am trying to understand the "simplified workflow" term since it is not truly clear for a new Jira user, now I do understand the fact that the simplified workflow means that the issue can be dragged to any status forward and backward (global) with no constraints or transitions..etc, but do I consider any workflow with a global transition(which means all statuses are global) also a simplified workflow? or does it need to be the default of the project templates (Scrum, Kanban) to consider it as a simplified? 

[JimmyVanAU]

Hi Lujain,

Welcome to the community.

To tell if your workflow is considered global, view a board with which the workflow is eventually associated (board has issues -> issues belong to projects -> issue type + project via the workflow scheme will determine the workflow), and it will state.

How can I tell if my board is using Simplified Workflow?

To check this, view the Columns configuration for your board (described below) — If you are using the Simplified Workflow, you will see the words 'Using Simplified Workflow'. Otherwise, you will see the 'Simplify workflow' button or the words 'Simplified Workflow unavailable'.

There are a few other things that may or may not make the workflow global, for example, transition screens.

Read more here - https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwareserver/using-the-simplified-workflow-938845286.html

Hope that helps

[Lujain Al-Falaileh]

Thanks, Jimmy!

what if I added a status with global permission to a simplified workflow? 

do we keep considering it as "simplified"?

[JimmyVanAU]

Hi Lujain,

Yes, if you add another status with global transition, then it will continue to be considered simplified as long as it was in the first place. :)

[Lujain Al-Falaileh]

So adding statuses doesn't change the simplified to the customized workflow (logically)if they have the global transitions right?

[JimmyVanAU]

Correct, it shouldn't.

The easiest way to make sure it doesn't change it from simplified is to add statuses via the board. See https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwareserver/configuring-columns-938845277.html - "Add status" button above the Unmapped Statuses container.

You should be able to do this as long as the workflow isn't used by another project (and you're a project administrator).