How to prevent closing an Epic until all its tasks are completed in Jira cloud

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I was asked by one of our customers to help them find a way, how to add special validator to their workflow in Jira cloud - they needed to check, whether all the tasks in Epic are done, before it can be closed too.

After a little bit googling I found out this can be done via Jira Expressions.

With Jira Expressions you have basically two options:

• build your own forge app
• install some application, which enables you to add Jira Expressions validators

I didn’t want to build an app for this one specific use-case and I also didn’t want to force our customer to buy complex application like ScriptRunner or JWT.

Then my colleague @Jozef Kotlár (thank you!) suggested to try Workflow Building Blocks for Jira. Normally I don't consider such solutions (apps without reviews and with only a few installs), but I gave it a go... and I was suprised how easily I achieved what I wanted:

1. I edited my workflow for Epic and selected Linked Issues Validator (WBB) at the Validators tab
2. At the Children tab I selected I want to have children in the status category Done, which generated Jira expression
3. I also used validator tester on several Epics to check the results
4. I added validator to the workflow.

Done! Easy, no-code...

Application is free right now and has a lot more possibilities related to workflow conditions and validators, see the documentation.

(Please, be aware I'm not in touch with the vendor of the application, I was just happy to find the solution for the problem!)

[Maciej Dudziak _Forgappify_]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write the article. We really appreciate your writing style and the effort you put into it. We are thrilled to hear that it helped you meet your customer requirements.

Cheers!

Forgappify Team

[Maciej Dudziak _Forgappify_]

Hi @Hana Kučerová, 

I hope you are doing well! We’ve been working hard to make Jira Expressions easier to use, and we’re excited to share our Ultimate Validator. It gives you access to most of what Jira Expressions can do—without writing any code. Instead, you can set up a wide range of conditions using a simple interface.

For example, you can ensure that child issues are closed and have time logged before the parent issue moves forward. Here’s a quick demo to show it in action:

We’d love to hear your thoughts. Hope you find it useful! 😊

Cheers

[Hana Kučerová]

Hi @Maciej Dudziak _Forgappify_ ,

thank you for letting me know. It looks wonderful!