How can I restrict who can move tasks from one column to another

[Danielle Weiss]

How can I restrict who can move tasks from one column to another, considering different groups of people in each column?

The challenge is to implement a restriction in Jira Kanban boards that limits which specific groups of users can move tasks from one column to another. Each column on the board is associated with a different group, and the goal is to ensure that only members of the respective column's group can perform these movements. This is essential to maintain controlled workflow management and avoid unauthorized changes within the board. The solution should enable the configuration of these restrictions, allowing seamless collaboration while maintaining the required level of access control.

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Danielle Weiss 

Are you working with a Team Managed project or a Company Managed project?

A column in a board has 1..n issue Status values mapped to it. When you move an issue from one column to another you are executing a Workflow Transition.

With Company Managed project there is a concept called Conditions for Workflow transitions. Using Conditions you can designate which users are allowed to execute that transition.

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/configure-advanced-issue-workflows/#Conditions

Team Managed projects have Rules that can be added to a workflow transition, but the functionality for that is not identical to Company Managed projects.

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/add-or-remove-workflow-rules-in-team-managed-projects/