Block Done until criteria are met

How it behaves

• The transition is refused while at least one criterion is still to do. Jira shows the message Finish or skip every acceptance criterion first (FeatureBridge Lite).
• Skipped criteria count as finished.
• Issues without criteria pass, so the rule never blocks work that has no checklist.
• The rule also applies when an issue is moved through Jira's REST API, for example by an integration.

Add it to a company-managed workflow

1. As a Jira administrator, open Settings (gear icon) → Work items → Workflows and click Edit next to the workflow.

   Not sure which workflow? Open the project's Project settings → Work types; each type names its workflow.

2. Click the transition into Done (in a simplified workflow it is the “Any status → Done” arrow).

   If several transitions lead to Done, add the rule to each of them.

3. In the panel on the right, under Rules, click + next to Validate details.

4. Choose Acceptance criteria are done (FeatureBridge Lite), then Add.

   The rule has no settings.

5. Click Update workflow.

   Jira applies the change to the workflow; the rule works on the next transition.

Team-managed projects

Open Project settings → Workflow, click the transition into Done, then Add rule and the same validator under the rules that validate details. The validator is offered for team-managed projects too; we have tested it on company-managed workflows.

The same steps in the app settings

The app's settings page has a short version of these steps, for whoever sets up Jira.