Updating Separate Workflows in The Same Project

Question

I have two different workflows enabled for a project for three different work types:

* Bug
* Request
* Build

Bug & request share the same workflow, while build has it's own. My goal is to update the workflow for the build tickets so they can have unique statuses for a different team. Anytime I update one workflow the changes are automatically applied in the other.

Is this a bug? Do I have an improper config?

Thanks in advance.

Marc -Devoteam- · Accepted Answer

Hi @Luke Burns

Welcome to the community.

You will need to create new statuses in the workflow for work item Build, if you rename a status, this effect any workflow where this status is also used.

Prateek · Accepted Answer

What you're experiencing isn't a bug, but rather a nuance of how shared statuses work across workflows in Jira. Here's what's happening:
 Shared Status Behavior When you rename or modify a status (like changing its name or properties), that change applies to all workflows using that status — even if those workflows are assigned to different issue types. This is because statuses are global objects in Jira, not workflow-specific.

What You Can Do To give your Build workflow unique statuses:

* Create new, distinct statuses (e.g., “Build In Progress” instead of “In Progress”)

* Assign those new statuses only to the Build workflow

* Avoid reusing statuses that are already part of the Bug/Request workflow

This way, updates to the Build workflow won’t affect the others.

If you’re working in a team-managed project, the behavior may differ slightly — but for company-managed projects, this is the standard approach.

Let me know if you’d like help mapping out a clean workflow structure or naming conventions for your teams!