Jira and workflow
Before we get into customizing columns, we first need to take a quick look at workflows in relation to Jira. As you may already know, Jira uses workflows to move an issue from one status to the next. Jira also leverages this feature by mapping its columns to workflow statuses. However, if you are not familiar with how workflow works in Jira, do not worry—we will cover workflows in detail in Chapter 5, Customizing Jira Software.
Since workflows in Jira can often get very complicated, it is sometimes difficult to use the traditional Jira workflows in an agile environment. So Jira introduced what is known as the agile simplified workflow.
Agile simplified workflow refers to workflows that are managed directly from within Jira ...
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