Epic import status take over import instead of workflow

[Eric Roetenberg]

We get Epic's offered in jira from another system, these may have a different status as the status indicated by the Workflow in Jira
See example: all epics get the status ideeën verzamelen . Can we also make this variable by e.g. executing a Validator or a Post Function in the Workflow.
If e.g. the user = xxxx then take the value as it is in the import instead of the workflow value (status)

[John Funk]

Hi Eric,

Not sure if this is what you are asking, but you can add the Status field to the CSV file when you import. 

[Eric Roetenberg]

Hi John,

This is also what we do with the import, but Jira sees this as a new issue and so always gives the first status and not the status from the import

[John Funk]

So you are just doing an update and not a create? 

It's probably that there is not a valid transition between the current status and the new one. I would modify the workflow to add an ALL transition to every status. Then add a Condition so that only the person doing the import is able to execute the transitions. That way no one else sees them while you are doing the process. 

[Eric Roetenberg]

Hi John,

do you have an example of such a condition

[John Funk]

Just add a condition based on a group (like jira-admins which is what I do) then make sure the person who is doing the import is in that group. Or you could do a specific project role that would only have one person in that role for the project and add that project role to the Condition.