Stop users from logging work in Jira based on issue status

Summary

Based on your project workflow, you may wish to stop users from logging time on issues once they reach specific statuses. In order to achieve this, we can make use of the workflow property jira.permission.work.denied.

This property prevents logging time on issues, and also prevents users from editing or deleting work logs in the activity tab.

Solution

Add jira.permission.work.denied to workflow

1. In Jira, go to Jira administration (gear icon) > Issues > Workflows

2. Select Edit for the Workflow you want to adjust

3. Select the Status where logging should be restricted

4. Select Properties in the modal box that appears

5. Add 'jira.permission.work.denied ' to the Property Key in the Add New Property form

6. Set the Property Value as True

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7. Return to the Workflow editor and Publish the changes

Note: If you observe the property is being ignored by the workflow, try the steps below:

1. Export the workflow as XML

2. Make sure the below snippet exists in the workflow

   1. 1 2 3 4 5 <validator name="" type="class"> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator</arg> <arg name="permissionKey">MANAGE_SPRINTS_PERMISSION</arg> </validator> </validators> 

   2. If this snippet is not included in the XML, include it at the top of the file

3. Save the XML file and re-import it to Jira