Workflow property: Only users in a userpicker field can edit the issue

Question

Hi Everyone!

I need some help in this case.
I have a Multiple User Picker field, where I will have sometimes 1, sometimes more users.

I want to restrict the editing of the issue with a status property, when the issue is in a certain status.

I believe it should be possible, because the official documentation says so.

Thanks in advance for your kind help!

Lajos Duzmath · Answer

Hi @Valerie Knapp ,

Ahh, sorry, wrong categorisation of the question.

I want to make the whole issue uneditable with the status property in In Progress status, but the users, who are picked in the user picker field should be able to edit the issue in this status.

I hope it is understandable.

Thanks in advance.

Valerie Knapp_gp7rpj · Answer

So, for example, you might have the requirement that after something is closed / accepted, it shouldn't be possible to modify that issue anymore. You can do this with the status properties

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/use-workflow-properties/

Use case

Key

Value

To make a work item editable when it's on a particular status.

jira.issue.editable

true

To disable editing when a work item is on a particular status. Often used on a final status.

jira.issue.editable

false

Is this what you mean? If so, please check out the documentation which explains what you need to do.

Best wishes

Valerie Knapp_gp7rpj · Answer

Hi @Lajos Duzmath , welcome to the Atlassian Community and thanks for your question.

Ok, here you are talking about restricting the possibility to modify something but the post is in the Jira Product Discovery section. Are you talking instead about Jira?

Also, you mention a specific field, which is a user picker. Are you saying you want to make it impossible to modify only that field? or the whole issue?

If you want to make it so that you cannot modify an issue in a certain status, in Jira, this is possible. If you want to restrict the possibility to modify a field in an issue, for this, if it is possible, you would need to buy a plugin / app to do this.

Please can you clarify what you are trying to achieve? Can you share the workflow (anonymised is fine) to explain why you want to restrict the modification of the issue?

Cheers