Benefit
Does JIRA users wonders, what status of particular Issue exactly mean. Does a management have to frequently explain specific workflow? This feature may help to avoid repeated questions. Explain status without changing users context - right on an Issue View.
In Status description you can define business description for each status. You can define set context (project or project category, issue type) in which description will appear.
Configuration
Enable Description on Issue View
Choose way of displaying status description. You can use Customfield or Panel.
Customfield
Customfield, that shows Status description, type is: InTENSO [Conditions Validator] - Status Description. Add it in the standard way.
Panel
- Go to
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- Administration > Add-ons
- On left click Status Descriptions under CONDITIONS VALIDATOR section
- Turn on the panel, by checking the ON/OFF checkbox
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You can also put HTML into description input.
Set description content
- Go to Administration > Add-ons
- On left click Status Descriptions under CONDITIONS VALIDATOR section
- Click 'Add' button
- Fill required fields in form - choose desired status and related description
