How can I rename a Jira Workflow?

[BarneyB]

Hi,

I have created a JIRA workflow. In my haste I spelled one of the words incorrectly.

How can I rename the workflow?

[Jijo John [DevOps Consultant] · Accepted solution]

It will not allow you to rename when its active (attached to workflow scheme)

Take a copy of the workflow, rename it, attach to the workflow scheme and remove old workflow from the scheme!

[BarneyB]

Thanks Jijo. Your instructions were spot on.

[Christopher Emerson]

Yes thanks. Kind of a silly mechanic the system enforces (renaming should be easy always) but this worked.

[Martin Gregory]

So how do you really do this when retiring a workflow?   In it's lifetime it's become attached to dozens or more of projects...  now it's name needs to be changed to be clear it isn't active anymore...

[Sergio Markovic]

What's the purpose of that restriction (to simply rename the workflow)?

[SimratPal Singh]

You can't. Just copy it with the desired name and associate it with the scheme you want. 

[Benjamin Horst]

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/257226/can-i-rename-a-jira-workflow-and-a-jira-workflow-scheme