Associating multiple issue types and issue type workflows in one project on Cloud version

[Lori]

We are new to JIRA and we are using the cloud version.  I want to be able to have a project that has different issues types with a different workflow for each issue type under a project.  For example, we have a project called PRODUCT MANAGEMENT.  

Under our PRODUCT MANAGEMENT product, we want to have the following issues types/workflows:

Epic - Workflow of Open, In Design, In Development, Deployed, Done, On Hold, Withdrawn

User Story - Workflow of Backlog, Functional Specs, UX Design, Ready for Grooming, In Development, In QA, Deployed, Done, On Hold, Withdrawn

Fix/Bug - Workflow of Open, Requirements Update, In Development, In QA, Deployed, Done, Withdrawn.

Task - No Started, In Process, With Other Dept, Done, On Hold, Cancelled.

I have tried multiple ways to do this but when I try to associate a Project with an Issue Type Scheme, it keeps wanting to overwrite the Issue Type Scheme that already exists.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Lori

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Issue Type Schemes define what issue types can be used in a project, they have no direct relationship with workflows.

Workflow schemes define what workflow is used in a project for each issue type.

So, if working from scratch (obviously, feel free to vary this and use better names)

• Create a new workflow called "my epics"
• Create a new workflow called "my stories"
• etc
• Create a new workflow scheme called "my workflow scheme", with
  • Epic = my epics
  • Story = my stories
  • etc
• Go to the project and change the workflow scheme to "my workflow" (it will need to migrate all your issues, but it will walk you through it)