How to add columns using workflow in board?

Question

hello!

Please provide your advise for how should the column should be created by automation adding/creating the workflow.

I already create de workflow as a first step now I add it to our project related. However I cannot see the columns added on my boards, I only see the status as unassigned.

Please provide guideline if I miss a step so the columns with my status on it could be created.

Regards,

AC

John Funk · Answer

Hi Adrian. Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

To add a column to a board, you need to map a status from the workflow to the column.

To add a status, you need to edit the workflow and add the status there.

None of that can be done using Automation.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

You should not be automating this.  (And Automation is about automating issues, not configuration)

The columns on boards should be reflecting the processes your people are using to work through the issues.  It's up to your people how they use the boards to reflect that, it's not something a computer should blindly set up for them.

Whatever workflow(s) you have for the projects, your humans should be setting up the boards so that they work for them.