JIRA - some validation on Done column?

[Vishal]

Hi ,

Is it possible to set up so that a subtask in a different kanban than the task it is attached as subtask to?

We could use it to be like this:

Project & kanban board A has issue/task 1 with subtask 1 (also set up in project / kanban A) and subtask 2 (set up in another project B and another kanban B – but as a subtask to A).

I have tried and illustrate it with a drawing J  : 

If developer tries to set the Issue 1/ main task to DONE status – this is not possible because the subtask 2 (from another kanban) is NOT finished.

So it is not possible to set an issue to DONE if there are undone tasks or subtasks – ALSO from a different kanban or project?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You will need to use one of the scripting apps (or write your own app) to provide a condition in the workflow.

The code will need to look at issue-1, reading it for any links to issues that should block it being closed and return a "no" if there is a block.

Note that you do not need to do this for sub-tasks of issue-1, only for the arbitrary ones you are linking it to outside itself.  Jira already has a condition for "sub-tasks must all be in status x before the parent can be transitioned"  built into it.

[Alexey Matveev]

Hello,

By default it is possible to transition an issue to the Done status if one or all of the sub-tasks are not in the Done status.

It means that a Jira Administrator applied a customization to your Jira and you should talk to the Jira administrator.

[Vishal]

Hi @Alexey Matveev I am the jira admin, 

So it is not possible to set an issue to DONE if there are undone tasks or subtasks – ALSO from a different kanban or project?

should i apply any validation on done status in workflow?

[Alexey Matveev]

I do not quite understand. Right now can you transition an issue to the Done status if there are undone subtasks or not?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Remember that "subtasks" has a specific meaning in Jira - they are issues that belong to a parent issue.  You are saying "subtasks" sometimes and not meaning that - you're referring to "other issues that are not subtasks, but need to be considered alongside this issue".  You'll also need to think about how you are telling Jira about these related issues.

[Vishal]

 Hi @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- @Alexey Matveev I'm totally confused, forget about this comments.

Please could you suggest what should be the solution for above question should I give to user my user and more over I want to learn about this complex question how to give answer.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks,

VB

[Alexey Matveev]

Sorry, I am confused with your question. I do not understand what you want to achieve.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

My understanding is that you want to stop people closing issues when there are other issues blocking its completion.

I've answered that already.