Rule Processing

The rule system is the core of Auto State. These rules define how states should be updated, and when.

Field	Description
Work item type	This is the work item type for this rule to trigger on
Parent type	This is the work item type of the parent relation. E.g the work item type that should be updated.
Transition state	The transitioned state for the rule to trigger on (When work item type changes to this) state
Parent not in state	Do not trigger the rule if the parent work item is in this state
Parent target state	This is the state that the parent work item should transition to
Children lookup	Take child work items into consideration when processing the rule. See Children lookup for more information.