Configuring Workflows

Question 1

A board relies primarily on which WF ?

Answer 1

Simplified WF

Question 2

What is the link between a board and a WF ?

Answer 2

the statuses assigned to WF steps and Board columns

Question 3

Who can create board columns ? WF statuses ?

Answer 3

Jira Admins and Project Admins can add statuses and columns

Board Admin can only add column (i.e. map them to existing statuses)

Question 4

why should all statuses be mapped to a board column ?

Answer 4

Issues in a status not mapped to a column are not visible on the board

Question 5

what are the 3 statuses of the default simplified WF?

Answer 5

ToDo
In Progress
Done

Question 6

Can you map several statuses to a single board column?

Answer 6

Yes you can

Question 7

What is a WF scheme ?

Answer 7

A mapping defining which WF issue types will use in a project

Question 8

Advanced WF settings : what elements can you add to a transition ? (3 items)

Answer 8

Condition (must be met before transition is available)
Validator (check input is valid during transition)
Post function (automates actions after transition)

Question 9

Advanced WF settings : example use of a trigger ?

Answer 9

Automatically transition issue when event occurs in BitBucket or in Crucible

Question 10

Advanced WF settings : What is a transition screen ?

Answer 10

A specific screen that is displayed to collect info during a transition

Question 11

Are there default transition screens provided OOB ?

Answer 11

Yes, software and business projects both provide a Resolve Issue screen

Question 12

cite 3 caveats for WF export / import

Answer 12

Only Server version can import manually exported WFs.
Only SITE admins can export WFs
If Apps are used in the cloud version to enhance the WF capabilities, these might not work on Server version.
Cloud version can import WFs from the Atlassian marketplace. Only Jira and Site admins can import marketplace WFs

Question 13

main caveat of using a trigger for a transition

Answer 13

Conditions, Validators and Perms will be ignored if the transition is made by the trigger

Question 14

On a standard transition, what are the 5 built-in essential post functions ?

Answer 14

Set Issue Status
Add comment to issue (if entered by user)
Update change history
Re-index
Fire generic event

Question 15

Can you add custom post functions ?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

caveat about event generation in post functions

Answer 16

The events are fired following the functions declaration order. However, Notifications based on events will only trigger once all the post functions have been executed (i.e. the transition is complete)

Question 17

On a Create or Create Issue transition, what are the 2 built-in essential post functions ?

Answer 17

Create Issue

Fire generic event

Question 18

How many events can you fire in a single transition

Answer 18

Only one. You can change it, though.

Question 19

Can you add several post functions to a transition to fire several events ?

Answer 19

No. Any subsequent post function will not propose the ‘fire event’ action. In order to fire a new event, replace the generic event fired by the initial post function