Changing a Status in new workflow affects already existing workflow statuses

Question

I have started making a new workflow. I wanna edit the Open status with To Do. I find the following error: "This status is used in other workflows, editing it will affect them." Why it's gonna effect the already existing workflow status? In another case, I changed a status in copy of workflow but it is changed in the original workflow as well. Both are inactive workflows.

Doug Slay · Answer

@Scott McBride , I found this article about how to find all of the workflows that use the same workflow status.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Status-name-change-affecting-all-workflows/qaq-p/1144376#:~:text=In%20system%20settings%2C%20inside%20the,are%20associated%20with%20that%20status.

Scott McBride · Answer

Where can I find all the other workflows that use that status name?

Sadia Aslam · Answer

Thanks