Introduction on the JMWE plugin
Objective of the document
Scope of the document
Installation Guide
Installation on Server/Local
Pre-requisites
Pre-Installation tasks
Installation procedure
Post Installation
Uninstall
Installation in cloud
Features provided in the plugin
Conditions
Previous State Condition
Separation of duties condition
Hide Transition condition
Validators
Field has been modified Validator
Field is Required Validator (new in 3.1.1)
Comment Required Validator
Field has single value Validator
Previous Status Validator
Parent Status Validator
Post functions
Assign to role member (new in 1.2, updated in 3.0.1)
Assign to last role member (new in 1.2) (updated in 1.5.1, 2.4.1 and 3.0.1)
Set Field Value to constant or Groovy expression Function (new in 3.1)
Increase value of field Function
Set field value from User Property value Function
Copy Field Value to Parent Function (new in 1.3.2)
Set Field Value From Parent Function (new in 2.4)
Copy Field Value to Linked Issues Function (new in 3.0)
Set Field Value From Linked Issue Function (new in 3.0)
Set Field Value Of Linked Issues Function (new in 3.1)
Copy Value From Field to Field Function (new in 2.3)
Add Field Value to Parent Function
Set Issue Security From User's Project Role Function (new in 1.5)
Transition Issue (new in 3.5.2)
Transition Parent Issue (new in 2.1)
Transition Linked Issues (new in 3.1.1)
Comment Issue (new in 3.3)
Comment Linked Issues (new in 3.6)
Frequently asked Questions
Additional Information
Contact Information
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This documentation applies to JMWE for Jira Server version 5.0 and above. Documentation for JMWE 4.x can be found here. |
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This documentation is intended for the Jira Misc Workflow Extensions add-on for Jira Server and Data Center. If you are interested in Jira Misc Workflow Extensions for Jira Cloud, please visit this documentation instead. |
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Introduction
Jira administrators often need to implement sophisticated workflows that go beyond the built-in capabilities of Jira. The Jira Misc Workflow Extensions add-on provides extensions that help you to design advanced workflows.
The add-on provides advanced Conditions, Validators and Post-functions to achieve this purpose with no programming skills. You can tailor your Jira workflows to meet your needs and reduce manual user intervention on issues.
For information, visit the Getting started page.
Objective and Scope
The objective of this document is to give you a detailed explanation of how to install and use the add-on. After reading this document, you will be able to install the add-on on your local server, uninstall it (if needed), and customize your Jira workflows using the features provided in the add-on.
This document is intended for Jira administrators. It covers the following sections:
| Section Name | Description |
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| Getting started | A quick overview of JMWE |
| Explains how to install and uninstall the add-on | |
| Explains the features of the plugin | |
| JMWE workflow Conditions you can use in your workflow transitions | |
| JMWE workflow Validators you can use in your workflow transitions | |
| JMWE workflow Post-functions you can use in your workflow transitions | |
| How to position JMWE post-functions relative to other post-functions | |
| Explains the type of value expected by post-functions for each field type | |
| Customizing further with Groovy scripts | Explains how you can use Groovy scripts to further customize your workflows |
| JMWE administration pages | JMWE Configuration, Groovy script tester |
| Lists and explains the use cases for the extensions provided by the add-on | |
Troubleshooting and support for Jira Misc Workflow Extensions | Explains the troubleshooting and support options for JMWE |
| Information about each JMWE for Jira Server version |
Documentation conventions
This table below lists the documentation conventions used in this guide.
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Monospace | Input Field names and values | ||
Monospace and Bold | Jira Field names and values | ||
| Bold and > | Menu Selection | ||
| Bold | Menu and Sub Menu Screens | ||
| Italic | Jira Misc Workflow Extensions Plugin Highlighted terms or context | ||
| Block of code | ||
| Tips, warnings, suggestions and additional information | ||
| Link in Blue | Internal pages | ||
| Link in Blue and Bold | External pages | ||
| Built-in transition/status | Bold | ||
| User created transition/status | Italic and Bold |