How to make a field read only based on status

[Jamis A_ Mack]

As an admin, I'd like to make all but three fields read only after a certain transition.

Further, I'd like to make all fields read only once the ticket is closed.

[Vamsi Kandala · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To make all fields read-only once the ticket is closed, you will have to set the property that status:

Property Key = jira.issue.editable

Property Value = false

For making some of the fields read only after a certain transition, you can try using the workflow post functions for this transition.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Vamsi

[Raimon Colmenares]

Hey Vamsi, thanks for this! 

[Jamis A_ Mack]

Thank you for your response.

The solution for making all of the fields read-only works. However, I have not found any post function that can set a field at this level.

[Vamsi Kandala]

Hi @Jamis A_ Mack

If you have ScriptRunner installed, you can use Behaviors to implement this.

def custom_field_1 = getFieldById("customfield_12345")
def custom_field_2 = getFieldById("customfield_67890")

if (underlyingIssue.getStatus().name == "Status Name") {
    custom_field_1.setReadOnly(true);
    custom_field_2.setReadOnly(true);
}
else {
    custom_field_1.setReadOnly(false);
    custom_field_2.setReadOnly(false);
}

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Vamsi

[Mohammed Monir]

Will this work in Behaviors Cloud? How can we restrict the field for group or role?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Jira doesn't have a function for this.

There is an ugly "fix" for it, which involves moving all of your "edit" functionality into the workflow, but I doubt you really want to do it.

[Jamis A_ Mack]

Just for giggles, how would that work?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You remove the fields you don't want people to edit from the "edit" screen for the issue type, then edit the workflow, adding looped transitions that use a screen that does have the fields.  You add them to any status that you want to allow fields to be edited. Looped transitions go back to where they started, they don't appear to change the status, but they can take you through a different "edit" screen.

It's ugly, but it does the job.