All workflows are inactive until you associate them with a workflow scheme, which can then be associated with a project. To activate a workflow:
- Select Settings –> Issues.
- Click Workflow schemes.
- Either click Add workflow scheme or edit an active workflow scheme.
- Add your workflow to the scheme. (See Configuring workflow schemes for more detailed information.)
- To finish activating your workflow, associate the workflow scheme it’s in with a project (if an issue type is not defined in the project’s issue type scheme, that specific workflow is not used):
- In the sidebar, click Issue type schemes.
- Click Associate to begin the migration process.
Each issue needs to have a valid status, so you may need to assign statuses to a select number of issues after you switch workflow schemes.
A Jira project must always be associated with a workflow scheme, since all issues must move through a workflow. To disassociate a custom workflow scheme from a project, simply associate that project to the default workflow scheme instead.