Transition names

[Jan Šimek]

Hi I have been experiencing in recent times, that when you build your workflow and you are making transition for it, it always needs new name. It just does not make any sense to me. Why there cannot be only transition called NEXT, so that it looks nice? I do not want to have there 7 transitions called NEXT1, NEXT2 ETC. 

It looks just awefull.

Also what I do not understand is, when you have got a workflow and the transitions are only for system to know, where to move it according to rules, why JIRA always open up a chart with all information put it according to Screens and you need to confirm it clicking on certain transition name - which again looks awefull.

Thank you

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

That's a really bad idea.  Imagine when you look at an issue and think "ok, that needs to move to status X" and then get presented with the options:

• Next
• Next
• Next

Which one do you use to move to status X ?

[Jan Šimek]

Well ideally there will be no name to it at all... I mean when i want to move something from status A → B i do not care how it will be named, but when somebody has to look at it as NEXT1....NEXT2 it does not make any sense. The purpose of the transition should be to move it to different status, which if I understand correctly can be done manually or by automation etc. So why I need to name it? You get my point?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There are many ways to trigger a transition.

One of them is a button that needs to show an action to a user.

It's complete nonsense to present the user with 

• Next
• Next
• Next

Or even worse

•  
•  
•  

 Do you see why you need a sensible name for a transition now?

[Jan Šimek]

I get your point from the beginning, but it did not make sense to me at all, could you help how to create a button for a user? Thanks

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

They appear automatically.