Is there a way to auto change status between columns?

[Kieron Sanga]

I've seen some old posts that state you can't automatically change the status of a card when you move it between columns, but I just want to check it hasn't been fixed recently? 

my columns have 2/3/4 different statuses and when i drag a card it allows me to place it in a certain section highlighted with the status i want, but it doesnt actually change the status... 

I am using Agile simplified work flow 

[Kieron Sanga]

Hi @Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_ @Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

i've attached a screen shot of what i'm trying to do. 

Moving the card from Column B / Status A to Column E Status E doesnt automatically change the status to Status E. 

It leaves the Status as Status B in Column E and then I have to manually change the status by editing the card. 

I assume there is no resolution for this? 

[Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_]

Ok, please share the post functions of that transition 

[Kieron Sanga]

Here is the workflow, as mentioned before a warning message shows not to edit the workflow. 

all Statuses have a transition from ALL. 

[Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_]

Post functions?

[Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_]

Kieron says, they can drag & drop which means it is not two statuses in the same column.

By the way, I 100% agree that's poor design, we cannot drag and drop to another status in same column which can be pretty possible. 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I think I might have misunderstood the question, but do you mean that you cannot move cards between status in the same column?

Re-using Tuncay's example - columns A and B with three status, but transitions from all status to all others (simplified workflow), you can take issues from anywhere in column A and drop them into anywhere in column B, and you can take from B and drop into A.  But you cannot drag from A1 to A2, A2 to A3 etc?

If so, your research is right - you can't move cards within the same columns.  This is something Atlassian has said they have no plans to implement (and a poor design in my opinion)

[Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_]

Hello Kieron,

Actually, that is not the expected behaviour. Or I am missing something.

You can drag the issues from a column and drop only to column that there is a transition to.

Assume,

- you have two columns A and B, and each have statuses A1, A2, A3 and B1, B2, and B3

- There is issue in column A with status A1

- There are workflow transitions from A1 to B2 and B3

- When you drag this issue, B2 and B3 in B column are highlighted which means there are valid transitions.

- After you drop to highlighted column transition happens.

In normal circumstances, it should update the status, however if you do not have required post functions, this may be the reason.

Check that you have post functions in those transitions, they can not be deleted though:

- Set issue status to the linked status of the destination workflow step

- Update change history for an issue and store the issue in the database.

[Kieron Sanga]

Hi Tuncay, thanks for your reply

I think it's because I am using a basic workflow where all statuses can transition to any status.  

i get this message when i am trying to edit the workflow: 

Generated by JIRA Software version 1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT. This workflow is managed internally by Jira Software. Do not manually modify this workflow.

I may need to create a manual workflow, unless there are any other ideas?