How do I update issue property "jira.issue.editable" to false or true in an automation rule

[Ben van den Berg]

I want to prevent any changes to an issue once it is set to "Done" or "Cancelled" status.

Usually, setting the property "jira.issue.editable" to false achieves that objective.

I need an automation rule to set some fields when the status transitions to "Done" or "Cancelled". However, when I set the "jira.issue.editable" to false for the status in the workflow, then those automation rules fail because the issue is not editable when the automation rule executes.

I am trying a different approach, but I cannot find any documentation on setting the issue's "editable" property in the automation rule after the rule made all the other updates. The update to the editable field needs to be in the Additional fields section of an Edit issue action because it is not accessible via standard fields. I tried to use various notations e.g.

I cannot publish the rule when I try to update the editable property. 

Can someone please assist me by providing pointers on how to achieve my objective?

[Anzar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

jira.issue.editable is a workflow property.

With that being said, you can set automation rules for issue fields and properties since they bind to that particular issue.

Workflow properties bind themselves with workflows and not the issues and hence we cannot set the workflow property through automation.

Hope that answers your question.

Regards,

Anzar Khan

[Ben van den Berg]

Hi @Anzar 
Thank you for your feedback; it is much appreciated.
I understand what you are saying; thank you for your explanation. 

With regards

Ben

[Anzar]

Please accept my answer :)

[Dinesh Balakrishnan]

Is there a solution on how to handle this?

[Ben van den Berg]

@Dinesh Balakrishnan unfortunately, it cannot be done.