Prevent an Epic from closing when child issues are not closed using Automation for JIRA

[Eshita]

HI Team, we are trying to implement the rule to prevent Epic from closing when underlying stories are not done/closed using "Automation for JIRA" plugin. However, we are stuck at the trigger, as it has to be added as a validator unlike other automaton triggers that are executed post the transition.

Could you help let us know how do we trigger this rule?

Thank you!

[John Funk]

Hi Eshita,

Automation for Jira cannot prevent anything from happening - it is only going to fire when something DOES happen. You will need to add a validator to your workflow as you mentioned. You will probably need an add-on like JWME or ScriptRunner to be able to do that.