When a new task is started, unstart all tasks in progress

[Riley Petersen]

Hi,

My current workflow is TODO -> DOING -> DONE. The goal is to allow devs to only have one task in progress at a time. 

I am trying to create an automation that does the following:

- Dev starts a task A and it is transitioned from TODO to DOING

- Later, same dev starts task B and it is transitioned from TODO to DOING

- Automation transitions task A from DOING to TODO

I can make the general flow: When issue is transitioned, lookup issues where assignee is current user, transition results to TODO. 

Specifically, I am having a hard time with the JQL to search for relevant issues.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,

Riley

[John Funk]

Hi Riley - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I am curious as to what you are trying to accomplish? This is not standard practice for any methodology/framework you might be using. 

[Riley Petersen]

I'm trying to do the following: when a developer starts a task, all of their other in-progress tasks are automatically unstarted. I'd like to do this so that they only have one task in progress at a time. 

[John Funk]

This sounds like more of an education that needs to happen than a system solution. 

[Ollie Guan]

Hi @Riley Petersen ,

Are you talking about WIP?

By restricting work-in-progress, it is regulated that any one person can only have one task in progress at the same time.

[Riley Petersen]

For me it appears to only set a maximum on that column/state, not on a per user basis (unless I'm missing something). Close enough for now. Thank you!