“if an Epic issue type is Invalid,Closed, Done, Resolved” then an issue cannot be added to that Epic

[karthik reddy]

Hi Team,

Could you please help me “if an Epic issue type is Invalid, Closed, Done, Resolved” then an issue cannot be added to that Epic.

The issue we have run into is, when folks might not pay close attention, they may select an epic that is closed/invalid  and put a new story/bug in it.

We’d like to prevent this user behavior if possible. It was proposed we might see if a rule could do that.

•  Modify the drop down for Epic Link in a Story – can we filter out Closed, Done, Invalid, Resolved Epics from this drop down?
• Can a rule be implemented that would prevent a Story from linking to an Epic if that Epic is Invalid or Closed?

[Jack Brickey · Accepted solution]

@karthik reddy , see if this existing thread helps - https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/What-workflow-property-should-be-added-to-prevent-adding-issues/qaq-p/925468

[Puneet Khandelwal]

Finally, I have found a way to do it.

Just by setting workflow properties in the Done status of the Epic workflow hides both the button ("Add Issues to Epic" and "+" button)

Jira workflow property key - jira.permission.create.denied

Jira workflow property value - denied

For more reference - 

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Can-we-restrict-child-creation-under-an-Epic-when-the-Epic-is-in/qaq-p/1744336