Workflow editing not saved

[Ragnar Børsum]

Im trying to edit my workflow, and stuck on last steps.

(jira, classic software project, imported KanBan WorkFlow, edited a bit...)

In WorkFlow edit: Trying to connect my “incoming” box “Backlog” to my “ToDo”, ref.

Before editing: Picture one. (discovered I cant add screeenshoot, then its complicated to explain...)

I try to connect two status with a transition, and it give me an error like "You can not perform this function on a workflow template". I actually get this in Norwegian as "Du kan ikke utføre denne funksjonen på en arbeidsflytutkast", if that makes any sence. (it does not to me, even Im a Norwegian...)

Any guidance apreciated...

Ragnar...

[Daniel Ebers · Accepted solution]

Hi Ragnar,

sorry to hear you had a hard time with the workflow edits - but good to hear it is solved now!

In case you are interested in some further reading, for example the "Tips and Traps", I will paste you a couple of links here.

• Tips and Traps
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Agile-articles/Tips-and-Traps-Lessons-Learnt-with-My-First-Jira-Workflow/ba-p/871379
• 5 Golden Rules Which Will Make Your Workflows Work Like a Charm
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/5-Golden-Rules-Which-Will-Make-Your-Workflows-Work-Like-a-Charm/ba-p/1380371
• How to manage workflows in Jira
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/How-to-manage-workflows-in-Jira/ba-p/1497222
• Workflow best practises
  https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/getting-started/best-practices#jira-workflow-best-practices

Cheers,
Daniel

[Ragnar Børsum]

Thanks for the reply. The step that made me able to find the right path to a solution, was switching language to EN (from Norwegian). Dispite I'm a Norwegian, the terms and frases used was not known to me, so better with EN...

Thanks for the links, I will read it when time comes.

R.

[Ragnar Børsum]

I figured it out, and the language was the reason for me to not understand: I cant do some type of editing on an active work flow...

Made it inactive, edited, and activated it - problem solved.