Attribute "ruleKey" must be declared for element type "validator".
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Summary
While importing the workflow from Jira cloud to Jira server, the user gets the error 'Attribute "ruleKey" must be declared for element type "validator"'.
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Error parsing workflow XML: Attribute "ruleKey" must be declared for element type "validator". Please see log for more details. Environment
Jira Serverand Data Center
Cause
Jira Cloud has a new workflow editor: Changing your default workflow editor.
When a workflow is edited in this new editor, it adds more attributes in the workflow XML, which are associated with the cloud team-managed projects. As Team-managed projects are not available on the Jira server, these attributes cause failure during the import process.
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<action id="1" name="Create">
<meta name="jira.description"></meta>
<meta name="jira.i18n.title">common.forms.create</meta>
<meta name="jira.nextgen.transition.id">1</meta>
<meta name="opsbar-sequence">0</meta>
<validators>
<validator name="" type="class" ruleKey="PermissionValidator">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator</arg>
<arg name="permissionKey">CREATE_ISSUES</arg>
</validator>
</validators>
<results>Team-managed attributes that cause the failures:
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<meta name="jira.nextgen.transition.id">1</meta>
ruleKey="PermissionValidator"
<arg name="permissionKey">CREATE_ISSUES</arg>New Editor View:
Solution
In Jira Cloud, open the workflow in the old editor and re-save it. All the Team-managed attributes from the workflow will be removed, and XML can be used in Jira server.
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<initial-actions>
<action id="1" name="Create">
<meta name="jira.i18n.title">common.forms.create</meta>
<meta name="opsbar-sequence">0</meta>
<validators>
<validator name="" type="class">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator</arg>
<arg name="permission">Create Issue</arg>
</validator>
</validators>Old Editor View:
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