Jira Automations - Only allow Epics to be set to done once all child tickets are done

Felix van Walbeek November 8, 2024

Dear all,

I know that there is already a lot regarding this issue in place. But I always find it with a sligtly different logic and need to do it a bit differently.

I would like to only allow EPICS beeing moved to done in case all child issues are already in a done statuscategory. Furthermore I would like to comment on the EPIC that is trying to be moved to done. In the simple branching logic the comment would always post on the child issue. Also I am not sure on how to transfer the EPIC back to its previous state. 

Thanks already in advance

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Jack Brickey
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November 8, 2024

Hi @Felix van Walbeek , is this a Team or Company managed project? If CMP, have you considered using a Validator in your workflow transition to done? Here is an article that discusses this. How-to-prevent-closing-an-Epic-until-all-its-tasks-are-completed 

Jack Brickey
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November 8, 2024

The disadvantage of the Automation approach is that it reverts the transition rather than preventing the transition.

Felix van Walbeek November 8, 2024

Reverting the transition would also be fine to me.

The workflow option is not the perfect choice for me as it it a "to hard" enforcement. I would rather make the person aware of his "mistake" instead of enforcing him to do so

Jack Brickey
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November 10, 2024

I would try this...

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