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How to do it…
The first step is to create a new skeleton workflow in JIRA:
1. Log in to JIRA as a JIRA administrator.
2. Navigate to
Administration
|
Issues
|
Workflows
.
3. Click on the
Add Workflow
button and name the workflow
Simple Work-
flow
.
4. Click on the
Diagram
button to use the workflow designer, or diagram mode.
The following screenshot explains some of the key elements of the workflow designer:
As of now, we have created a new, inactive workflow. The next step is to add various
statuses for the issues to go through. JIRA comes with a number of existing statuses such
as
In Progress
and
Resolved
for us to use:
1. Click on the
Add existing status
button.
2. Select the
In Progress
status from the list and click on
Add
.
3. Repeat the steps to add the
Closed
status: