Can anyone please tell how can I make a workflow from inactive to active?

[Aditi Sharma]

The main issue is I am not able to add a transition. I was continuously getting error 'You cannot perform this operation on draft workflow'. And I am not able to delete status as well. I had gone through 'More information page' as well. But nothing is mentioned there also.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

An active workflow is simply one used in a workflow scheme that is currently in use by at least one project.

To delete status (and do a couple of other things), you need to work on an inactive flow.  The easiest way to do this is usually to copy the current one to a new name, as a copy will not be associated.  Make your edits, and then go into the workflow scheme and replace the old one with it - Jira will then migrate issues to it, asking questions if it needs to (if you delete a status for example, you'll need to tell it what status to put on issues currently with the deleted one)

[Aditi Sharma]

How to replace the old one with new one, that is my question? When I am going to Project section and trying to switch scheme in Workflows section, it is showing only active workflows in the dropdown. It's not showing the inactive ones

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I'm a bit lost - the dropdown in the scheme should list all workflows, irrespective of active or not.

[Aditi Sharma]

I got confused in workflows and workflow schemes. In dropdown, it shows all workflow schemes(including active and inactive). I previously thought that it is showing workflows not workflow schemes. Anyways I had added new workflow in workflow scheme and now I am able to associate it. Thanks for your help.