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  1. Jira Data Center
  2. JRASERVER-25973

If "Workflow" button on View Issue screen only has one menu item, just show the item with no "Workflow" dropdown

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      On the View Issue screen, the Workflow button is disabled unless the maximum number of workflow items has been exceeded.

      However, if the maximum is exceeded by one, the Workflow button only has one menu option.

      Instead of showing the Workflow button if there is only one option, just show the extra option.

      I realize this has a few extra implications:

      • Should the Workflow button just be hidden instead of disabled when it is not in use?
      • What should the max actually represent? Max buttons including the workflow button?

      Example

      In current scenario, given transitions of Start, Resolve, Close, Confirm for a given status and a Max workflow buttons of 3, you would get:

      Start Resolve Close Workflow
      Confirm

      In the suggested scenario, given the transitions of Start, Resolve, Close, Confirm for a given status and a Max workflow buttons of 3 you would get:

      Start Resolve Workflow
      Close
      Confirm

      but a Max workflow buttons of 4 you would get:

      Start Resolve Close Confirm

      The Benefits

      The benefits would be:

      • No wasted space when Workflow button not needed (because it would be hidden)
      • No extra click when only one menu item

      Extrapolate

      This obviously could be applied to Action buttons (though I don't know if I've ever seen the action list small enough to not need the "More Actions" button) and any other place this menu concept is used.

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              ea96481cc505 Mike Jansen
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