An Action is the label on a button. And Status is the state in which the issue currently resides. So, given a particular issue Status a number of Actions are available for a person to click on.
In the table below, the first column is the Action chosen to reach the state represented by the rest of the columns: Status, further actions available, etc.
In the last column, each available Action
...
(resulting) Status
has the target row in parentheses.
# | Action | resulting Status | resulting resolution | description | actions visible |
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a | (create issue) | Open | unresolved | the task is in Jira but no programmer has volunteered/been assigned to it. No work has begun. issue has simply been initiated with values | Close (i), Edit User Story (b) 1 |
b | Edit User Story | editing user story | unresolved | user story is being written and has not been finalized. | Vote (c) |
c | Vote | Voting | unresolved | User Story is being voted on. This is for a consensus on the completeness of the user story. | Approve (d), Reject (e)2 |
d | Approve | Approved | unresolved | User Story accepted by consensus | Commit to work on task Vote(f), Vote(c), Edit (b) |
e | Reject | Rejected 3 | resolved | (Probably indistinguishable from/same as Closed) | Reopen (a) |
f | Commit to work on task | Commitment made | unresolved | An institution and or individual has made commitment to work on the task | Start task (g), Rescind commitment (h) |
g | Start Task | task started | unresolved | Someone is actively working on the task | Suspend Work (f), Complete (h) |
h | Complete | Completed for review | unresolved | Work has been completed and is ready for review | Commit to work on task(f), Close (i) |
i | Close | Closed | resolved | Closed | Reopen (a) |
1 ....or 'Edit Use Case' or 'Edit Narrative'
2 .... or Close
3 ... or Closed