How can I rename a Jira Workflow?

BarneyB November 5, 2014

Hi,

I have created a JIRA workflow. In my haste I spelled one of the words incorrectly.

How can I rename the workflow?

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Jijo John [DevOps Consultant] November 5, 2014

It will not allow you to rename when its active (attached to workflow scheme)

Take a copy of the workflow, rename it, attach to the workflow scheme and remove old workflow from the scheme!

BarneyB November 5, 2014

Thanks Jijo. Your instructions were spot on.

Christopher Emerson January 18, 2017

Yes thanks. Kind of a silly mechanic the system enforces (renaming should be easy always) but this worked.

Martin Gregory July 8, 2019

So how do you really do this when retiring a workflow?   In it's lifetime it's become attached to dozens or more of projects...  now it's name needs to be changed to be clear it isn't active anymore...

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Sergio Markovic June 28, 2016

What's the purpose of that restriction (to simply rename the workflow)?

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SimratPal Singh November 5, 2014

You can't. Just copy it with the desired name and associate it with the scheme you want. 

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