Ability of linked issues to restrict each others transitions

[VABISS]

Hi dear community,

We actively use Linked issues field in Jira. We are interested in issue is blocked by/blocks option. Unfornately, there is no blocking when we try this. Our requirement is folowing:

1) Imagine we have two issues in "To Do" status: Issue 1 and Issue 2.
2) Issue 1 blocks Issue 2.

We want to apply restrictions in Transitions. If Issue 1 in "To Do" status, then users will not be able to transit Issue 2 from '"To Do" status to "In Progress". 

Hope i could explain everything clear.

How we can achieve this?

[Fabian Lim · Accepted solution]

Hi @VABISS

You can use the jmwe plugin as a workflow validator. Link: https://innovalog.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JMWEC/pages/932151306/Linked+Issues+Status+Validator

There are other plugins as well that you can find in the marketplace.

Regards 

[Jack Brickey]

This question has been asked a few times in the community. Here is one post of interest - Blocking-Workflow-Transition-To-Done-if-Linked-Issues… 

The bottom line is out of the box not really. There are add-ons as the previous post alludes to. However one out of the box option might be to use automation to revert the transition on the blocked issue. That is if the issue is transitioned it can be inspected to see if it is blocked by an issue that is incomplete and if that is the case revert the current issue back to “to do “.