Validate that the Checklist is Not Empty
Company-managed Spaces
This validator blocks a transition unless there are checklist items, either on a Local or Global Checklist.
To set the workflow validation rule:
Navigate to Space settings > Workflows
Click Edit workflow.
Select the transition where you want to add the rule and click on the Rules + sign.
Click on Checklists for Jira under Marketplace Rules and select Checklist is not empty.
Click Select.
Click Add.
Click Update workflow to save the changes.
Troubleshooting Validators
Checklists for Jira uses work item entity properties to provide the following features:
Therefore, the Checklist must be able to set work item entity properties. This is enabled by default. However, if a jira.permission.* workflow property has been set on a workflow step, Checklists may not be able to set issue entity property.
For example, the following property will prevent Checklists from setting work item properties, and features listed above won't work correctly:
Removing the jira.permission.* workflow property and using the standard Jira permissions to control who can edit the work item will allow the Checklist functions to work.
Team-managed Spaces
This validator blocks a transition unless there are local checklist items. The rule will not consider the presence of a Global checklist.
To create the validation rule:
Navigate to Space settings > Work types and select the appropriate work type.
Click Edit workflow.
Select the transition where you want to add the rule and click on the Rules + sign.
Click on Restrict transition and select Validate a field.
Click Select.
Select:
Validate that field Isn’t empty
For field(s) Checklist Text
Click Add.
Click Update workflow to save the changes.
