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change in one WF ...changes all in a group

Team...I am currently moving some group projects into one company (classic) project. When I create the company project a workflow scheme was also created. As I am testing the different request types (which have different WFs) I notice that if I change a status...it also change it in the other WFs in the project. I believe this as to be associated with the scheme but not sure how to keep this screwing up the whole project. the 3 request types effected are circled...please advise. thank you in advance Web capture_17-6-2021_144817_rulex.atlassian.net.jpeg Web capture_17-6-2021_144529_rulex.atlassian.net.jpeg

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Statuses are global. So if you change for example, “Done” to “Complete” it changes the name every “Done” is currently used.

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Jack..you mean if i change a status in a WF in one project ...it changes all status to the edited value?

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What Jack said! If you ever want to change a Status in a workflow, make sure to add the new Status to the workflow, then swap the old with the new status.

🔴 Don't ever rename a Status unless you're 1000% sure this is what is truly needed. JQL queries and lots of places in Jira search for statuses based on name and will break if a Status is renamed.

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If you change the Name of the status in one workflow, yes, it changes the name for that status in every workflow that uses that status (for Company Managed projects).

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In CMP it does. TMP it does not (currently). However, the ugly thing with TMP is that if you have 6 projects that all use “Done” then when you use JQL and type “status = Done” you will get 6-7 Done options - 6 for the TMP projects and the seventh will be for all CMP projects.

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Can you please provide more information/screen images for what you are doing when you "change a status"?

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in this workflow if I change "pending" to "Waiting for customer" it changes the other WFs in the group with "waiting for customer" Web capture_17-6-2021_1503_rulex.atlassian.net.jpeg Web capture_17-6-2021_145646_rulex.atlassian.net.jpeg

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Yep, what Jack and Dave said. Changing the name of a status within the workflow of a Company Managed project changes that status's name in every workflow in which it is used.

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