Update Issue Status activity

An activity that changes the status of an issue in Jira Software.

Configure the Update Issue Status activity

To configure the Update Issue Status activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 or higher.

Good to Know

To use the Jira Software process activities, your access token must have these credentials:

Activity Name	Required Permissions
Add Assignee	Browse Projects Assign issues
Add Attachment	Browse Projects Create attachments
Add Comments	Browse Projects Add comments
Create Issue	Browse Projects Create issues
Create Project	Administer Jira
Delete Issue	Browse Projects Delete issues
Get Issue Details	Browse Projects
Update Issue	Browse Projects Edit issues
Update Issue Status	Browse Projects Transition issues

For more information, refer to the Jira Software documentation in Third-Party Vendor Documentation.

To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Jira Software tab.
On the Jira Software tab, drag the Update Issue Status activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Update Issue Status activity.

Good to Know

Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Description: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Description: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Description:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Allowed Values:

One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

Letters
Numbers
Spaces

Default Value:

None

Accepts Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Description:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Variables:: No

Update Issue Status Configuration

Specifies the information to change the status of an issue in Jira Software.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Jira	Description: Specifies the access token that connects to your Jira Software service. Allowed Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from Jira Software
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Jira Software Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Jira Software. Example: Refer to: (Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from Jira Software
Project	Description: Specifies the name of the project to change the issue status. Allowed Values: A project name from the list. When you select the access token from the Jira field, this field shows the project names associated with the access token. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Issue Summary	Description: Specifies the name of the issue to change the status. Allowed Values: An issue name from the list. When you select the project from the Project field, this field shows the issue names associated with the project. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Issue Status	Description: Specifies the status of the issue. Allowed Values: An issue status from the list. When you select the project from the Project field, this field shows the issue statuses associated with the project. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?