Prevent users from deleting a specific type of issue link

[Michael Kelly]

Jira v7.12.3

We have decided to consolidate a large number projects into a smaller number of projects.

As part of the process we will be creating links between the 'old' and 'new' issues using a new linktype that we have created so that users can easily find the replacement issue.

The old issue will have a link called 'Replaced by' and the new issue will have a reciprocal link called 'Replaces'.

Is it possible to configure Jira so that these links can only be deleted by certain users/groups/roles etc. while still allowing other users to create/delete other links in the new issue?

Thanks,

Michael.

[Tom Lister]

Hi @Michael Kelly

The link issues permission allows creation and delete and is not specific to the type of link. The nearest thing I know is to suppress the permission in workflow statuses

see this article

https://www.j-tricks.com/tutorials/permissions-based-on-workflow-status