Parent-Child flow in JIRA

Question

Hi all,

I required support for the parent-child flow in JIRA.

1. Parent (IssueType:: - story)

2. Child (Issue Type:- Task/Subtask)

I have multiple subtask and task under the issue type Story.

How I can ensure that Story (Parent) will remain in In-Progress status until all issues under the story are not resolved.

For Example Story workflow ( To-Do, In-Progress, Done), Task workflow: ( To-Do, In-Progress, Done).

Initial state: Story XYZ (State: To-Do), Task ABC (State: To-Do) , Task PQR ( State: To-Do)

If task ABC moves from To-Do to the In-Progress, then Story XYZ should automatically move to the In-Progress state.

Now if task ABC is in Done state then Story XYZ must remain in the In_progress state. (As PQR is still pending)

Once the Task PQR is completed (Done) then only Story XYZ moves to Done state.

I want this process to work automatically.  I know we can use the post-function for this but can someone but suggest How I need to configure it.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Jay

Dave Myron_o0gd9g · Answer

Commenting on an old thread, but it seems important to note that the add-on Gabi mentioned is a *paid* add-on. This functionality seems very important and should be part of the core Jira, IMO.

Gabriele Franck · Answer

Hey, Jay

Indeed, there is a Condition available in the workflow to prevent parent task from closing if the child task is not finished as well.

Please follow the steps below to add the necessary condition:

* Go to the concerned workflow > Edit > Select the transition(s) that go to the status Done
* Click on Conditions at the far right > Add condition > Select Sub-Task Blocking Condition > Add
* Select the status of the sub-task that you want the lock the parent task with >Add
* Click Publish Draft at the top of the screen

Regarding this process to work automatically, transition the parent issue when the sub-task is transitioned is not a native feature from JIRA Software. There was a feature request: JRACLOUD-13012 reported for this issue, but is set by the development team as Won't fix, as this is an add-on functionality called Jira Misc Workflow Extensions, that allows you transition the parent when the sub-tasks are transitioned. For better understanding this add-on, please see the following documentation:

* Moving a Sub-Task to In Progress does not Transition its Parent's to the Same Status;
* Parent Transitions upon Sub Tasks Transitioning.

Let me know if this helps!

Gabi