JIRA doesn't display any transitions for issues in the issue view page

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Summary

Problem

The workflow transition button is no longer available on the issue view page although the issue is not in a closed status. When viewing the issue, the following error is thrown in the atlassian-jira.log

1 2 3 4 5 2017-07-17 21:57:25,296 http-nio-8700-exec-10 ERROR admin 1317x1799x1 r63t84 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 /browse/ICDBCC-2522 [c.a.jira.workflow.DefaultOSWorkflowConfigurator] Could not load class 'com.googlecode.jsu.workflow.condition.ValueFieldCondition' java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.googlecode.jsu.workflow.condition.ValueFieldCondition at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1305) at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1157) at com.atlassian.core.util.ClassLoaderUtils.loadClass(ClassLoaderUtils.java:88)

Diagnosis

Referred to Workflow transition buttons are missing or the error "You don't have permission to transition this issue" is displayed in Jira Data Center and tried the steps but the problem still persists

Cause

Certain add-ons used by the workflow is not present in JIRA

Solution

Resolution

Install the add-ons based on the error message being thrown. In this example, JIRA Suite Utilities must be installed.

Updated on April 2, 2025

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