How to Change a Workflow in Jira

Quick summary

Changing a workflow in Jira requires navigating through Project settings to update the workflow scheme assigned to your project. This process lets teams replace an existing workflow, map issue types, publish changes, and associate the updated scheme — all without losing project data.

Steps

1. Go to Project settings in the left sidebar.
2. Find Workflows in the left sidebar and then click on Edit workflow.
3. Navigate to Workflow schemes to change the workflow for your project.
4. Click on Workflow schemes in the left sidebar.
5. Click Edit on the target workflow scheme.
6. Click Add workflows and select Add Existing to choose a replacement workflow.
7. Select the workflow you want to replace it with and click Next.
8. Select all issue types you want included in the workflow and click Finish.
9. Click Publish to make the workflow changes live.
10. Associate your published workflow to apply it to the project.
11. Confirm the success prompt to complete the workflow change.