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NAME

transition.pl - Make a transition in a JIRA issue

SYNOPSIS

  transition.pl [-hn] [long options...]
    --jiraurl STR         JIRA server base URL
    --issue STR           Key of the issue to progress
    --transition-id INT   ID of the transition to make
    --resolution STR      Resolution name to set
    --comment STR         Comment string to insert during transition
    -n --dont             Do not change anything
    -h --help             Print usage message and exit

DESCRIPTION

This script makes a JIRA issue transition through its workflow.

OPTIONS

Common options are specified in the JIRACLI documentation. Specific options are defined below:

  • --issue STR

    Specifies the issue by its key (e.g. HD-1234).

  • --transition-id INT

    Specifies the transition that should be performed by its numeric ID. You can grok it by hovering the mouse over the transition button and looking for the action=N part in its URL.

  • --resolution STR

    If the transition leads to a terminal state you can specify a Resolution to be set.

  • --comment STR

    Specifies a comment to be added to the issue during the transition. Note that the comment will not be added if the transition doesn't have a screen associated with it.

ENVIRONMENT

See the JIRACLI documentation.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2016-2022 CPQD.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR

Gustavo Chaves <gustavo@cpqd.com.br> Lisa Hare <lharey@gmail.com>