# TransitionJiraIssue Step
Transition a Jira issue to a new status.
## Errors
This step will fail when any of the following are true:
1. An issue was not previously selected in this workflow using [`SelectJiraIssue`] or [`SelectIssueFromBranch`].
2. Cannot communicate with Jira.
3. The configured status is invalid for the issue.
## Example
```toml
[[workflows]]
name = "Start some work"
[[workflows.steps]]
type = "SelectJiraIssue"
status = "Backlog"
[[workflows.steps]]
type = "TransitionJiraIssue"
status = "In Progress"
```
[`selectjiraissue`]: ./SelectJiraIssue.md
[`selectissuefrombranch`]: ./SelectIssueFromBranch.md