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title: "Side-track an issue, seek clarification and proceed"
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# What do you need?

- JIRA Administrator login
- [Jira Misc Workflow Extensions Data Center](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/292/jira-misc-workflow-extensions-jmwe?hosting=server&tab=overview)
- Partial workflow, with three status values: Open, Start Progress and Waiting for Clarification

# Configure

Consider the partial workflow shown in **Figure 1**. “Request Clarification” is the transition from “Open” and “In Progress” status to “Waiting for Clarification”. 

#### Figure 1

## 1st Method - Create transitions to the originating statuses

## 2nd Method - Create an auto transition on the WAITING FOR CLARIFICATION status   

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