Workflow trigger type
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Please, note that in Cloud, Workflow trigger type is not supported.
Workflow trigger type is a type of trigger where the execution is run every time an issue of certain type changes its status according to the trigger settings.
This trigger type is dedicated for an issue creation based on issue transition. In the last step of the wizard you can specify after which transition you want to create new issue.
You need to remember it affects all issues matching the criteria within project, use it wisely.
Workflow trigger type in practice
Here is an example of workflow (Easy Agile Scrum Workflow For Jira), assigned to issue types "bug" and "story'.
Let's say we want to create a new Task when issue type Story is transitioned from status "In Review" to "Done".
In the first step of the Scheduled Issue Wizard, we need to select issue type Task, in the second step we need to fill all the details.
In the third step we need to:
Choose issue type: Story
Pick the source status name: In Review
Pick desired targeted status: Done
When you add the trigger you will see the trigger summary:
After saving this scheduled issue you will see the details page, with trigger definition:
Created issue contains automatically generated comment by Anonymous which contains information about source issue and transition conditions:
Now, lets see it in action: Transitioning 'Story' created