How linked issues blocked by

Question

Hello, I am trying to link Issues so that an Issue can only be closed if the linked Issue is closed. I am using "locked by" in the linked issues field but it allows me to close the issue anyway. Should it be in the DONE or CLOSED state or does it look at the last state of the workflow?

Vince Bartman · Answer

Blocking not actually affecting linked issue behavior makes it a completely useless feature.

padraik · Answer

If you have scriptrunner, you could write a simple scripted validator for your transition to your done or closed status that checks that there are no blocker links, or makes sure that the blocking issue is resolved before allowing that transition.

padraik · Answer

Glad to help - and welcome to the community :)

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