Property Key in workflow how do they work

[Jon]

are there any articles on how this works? I have trying to do some things in the workflow that cant be done with validator or conditions. 

thanks

[Alexey Matveev]

Hello,

Here is the best article  I have ever seen about workflow properties:

https://www.j-tricks.com/tutorials/permissions-based-on-workflow-status

[Jon]

thanks. 

I was looking at this article aand it gives a good framework how this works but wondering if you know how to perform the denial of linking (epic link) a issue to an epic in a particular status. 

I tried these two but doesn't seem to work. 

jira.permission.epiclink.denied	denied	Delete
jira.permission.link.denied

[Alexey Matveev]

Try like this:

jira.permission.link.group.1=some-group-one

You can read more info here:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Can-we-disable-linking-issues-to-an-Issue-when-it-is-closed/qaq-p/324525

[Jon]

HI Alexey, 

if I do this like you put above  do I do "allow" instead of "deny"? An basically there is no one in this group so its the same as a deny property?

And when I make this group can it be the default group that jira gives or do I have to make a custom group name? I would make these groups in the permissions under the project right? 

thanks again

[Alexey Matveev]

Not all properties have the allow option. I guess, the same thing with the link property. Yes, if no one is in a group, then it is basically the same as a deny property.

I can be a default group. You make this group in the User Management menu.

[Jon]

got it. so I made a group, called "Group". How should I construct this property? 

so should it be constructed like this or do I have to add other characters? this would basically allow only those in the "group" to change links on epics that are in the closed status and since no one is in the group no one would be able to do it. 

property key: jira.permission.link.group=group

property value: allow

[Alexey Matveev]

It should be :

jira.permission.link.group.1=group

[Jon]

it doesn't work, should it be like this, given that the group is called " group" and there is no one is in it? And it would be allow? 

[Alexey Matveev]

property key = jira.permission.link.group.1

property value = group

[Jon]

it works for regular links but it doesn't work to deny epic links. I have this property on the epic itself to prevent regular issues from being linked to it. how would I reword the property? 

[Jon]

hi Alexey, 

do you know if there is a way to make this for epic link or  should links be the same as epic links. 

another thing I was wondering is how would you go about changing the permission to deny or allow users from a particular field only. is that possible? 

Thanks again.

[Alexey Matveev]

I do not think, there is such a permission.

[Jon]

you mean there is no permission for epic links or for field specific premissions?

[Alexey Matveev]

I am sure that there is no field specific permissions. Also there is no separate permission for epic links.

[ABRAR ALI]

Hi @Jon & @Alexey Matveev 

Were you able to find a solution to hide Epic links using Workflow Properties ?

I have a similar requirement and have not found a solution yet.

Regards

Abrar

[Daniel Wong]

Hi Jon,

Are you referring to workflow properties? If so, you can go to this KB for more information - https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/workflow-properties-776636709.html

What sort of workflow functions are you trying to do that a validator / condition can't do?

[Jon]

Hi Daniel, I’m trying to restrict the issue from being certain fields (but not all fields) including the epic it’s linked to if it is in the paid status.