Originally reported via the AUI project in AUI-4211, but it's a feature request for Jira Software.

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An updated timestamp make it look as if I've been working on the issue, but I haven't.

Similarly, I might not want to send email notifications just because I drag around a couple of co-worker's issues on a shared Agile Board.

If I move an Issue vertically in an Agile board, the only thing changed is the rank.
To me, this is a "non-action", since no actual work has been done on the Issue itself.
So I don't want the Updated timestamp to be changed.
I also want to be able to prevent email notifications to be sent for this minor change to the issue.

When people list issues, they usually sort the results by last Updated and expect to see the issues currently being worked on at the top. Therefore, these non-changes should not update the Updated timestamp.

That's why I'm requesting two configuration options in the Agile Board settings.

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Note that the above only applies to rank changes using drag n drop in the agile board.
It does not apply to the situation where I open an Issue and choose "Rank to top" or "Rank to bottom".
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Please add two options to a board's general configuration to control:

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Filter Query: blah blah blah
Ranking: Using rank
[x] Don't change the issue's updated time when changing rank
[x] Don't send notification email when changing rank
Projects in board: blah blah blah
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