Summary

With workflows created by jira agile the descriptions of the post functions are referencing the java objects instead of the descriptions, please see the attached screenshot.

Environment

• JIRA Software Scrum Default Workflow

Steps to Reproduce

1. Select Manage Boards
2. Create Board
3. Create a Scrumb board
4. New project and a new board
5. Fill in Board / Project name
6. Select *Agile Simplified Workflow (reocmmended)
7. Create Board
8. Go to workflow for this newly created project
9. Select a transition
10. check the Post Functions

Expected Results

A description of the post functions.

Actual Results

The following will be processed after the transition occurs

1. Type: class
   Class: com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueFieldFunction
   Arguments:
   field.name = resolution
   field.value =
2. Type: class
   Class: com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction
3. Add a comment to an issue if one is entered during a transition.
4. Type: class
   Class: com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction
5. Re-index an issue to keep indexes in sync with the database.
6. Type: class
   Class: com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction
   Arguments:
   eventTypeId = 13

Workaround

For Jira administrator:

• If you need to edit the generated workflow, create your own workflow instead of editing or copying the generated workflow

For system administrator:

1. Stop JIRA
2. Make sure to backup data just in case
3. Fix the descriptor
   • For instance:

     $ W_ID="10200" # Change this value as the affected workflow ID
     $ DB_NAME="__JIRA_DATABASE_NAME__"
     $ psql ... -d ${DB_NAME} -c "Copy (select descriptor from jiraworkflows where id = ${W_ID}) To STDOUT;" > descriptor_${W_ID}.xml
     # Edit the xml file (Remove '\n' and the redundant line breaks)
     $ psql ... -c "update jiraworkflows set descriptor = '$(cat descriptor_${W_ID}.xml)' where id = ${W_ID}" ${DB_NAME}
     

4. Start JIRA
5. Verify the affected workflow is fixed (Discard the draft workflow if exists)