How to make Definition of Ready an Definition of Done mandatory field in the user story.

[prashantparashar]

Hi All,

I am a Scrum Master and I want to make DoR and DoD mandatory field in the user story creation. 

How can I achieve this?

Thanks in advance

Prashant

[Alexey Matveev · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Go to project settings -> fields and make the DoR and Dod fields required.

You can find more info about field configuration here:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/changing-a-field-configuration-844500798.html

[prashantparashar]

Thank you Alexey...

[Alexey Matveev]

You are welcome!

[Sergey Polyanin]

Hi, yes — you can make a custom field mandatory via Field Configuration.

The main catch is that “mandatory” only means “not empty”. Jira will accept any value, even if the actual DoR/DoD criteria are not really met.

If you want Jira to evaluate readiness properly, there are usually two options:

1. Use workflow validators with ScriptRunner / Power Scripts. This works, but requires admin scripting and becomes hard to maintain when criteria change.
2. Use a DoR/DoD app that checks Jira fields automatically. Like a "ReDo app". It shows a 0–100% readiness score, checks criteria like description, AC, estimate, assignee, epic link, etc., and lets you configure rules per project.

In my experience, checkbox-based DoR/DoD tends to drift after a few sprints. Objective auto-checks are much more reliable.

[Girish_Kulkarni]

Every User Story that starts and progress through different phases will come to completion where we would want to have a Definition of Done to be checked for each user story.

1. Create a Custom Field having CheckBoxes for each Definition of Done.

2. Set the values for DOD and configure the field as Mandaory

3. Once the DOD field is created we need to associate it with the Custom Screen.

4. Create a Custom Screen and add the custom field DOD to the screen

5. Now Edit the work flow associated with the project where we want DOD to be configured, 

6.In the Transition of Testing to Done ; You can add/call the custom screen.

7. Publish the workflow and Check if there are any unmapped fields on the board ; If required do map the Un Mapped status fields.

Verification :

1. Progress a work item / User story from Dev  -> Testing and Further to Done

2. Popup screen should populate for DOD 

3. Select the check boxes for all the DOD values and Mark as DONE.