System for relating workflow status to code component status in a software project

A computer-implemented method for promoting an issue in a software project, the method comprising:

• A) identifying at least one software component associated with the issue in a version of the software project;
• B) associating in a data structure the at least one software component with another version of the software project;
• C) retrieving from a computer-readable medium first information regarding a workflow for the software project, the workflow comprising a plurality of workflow stages and at least one workflow transition, and second information regarding an association between at least one transition of the at least one workflow transition and at least one version of the software project;
• D) determining whether the version is one of the at least one versions of the software project indicated by the second information;
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• E) if it is determined that the version is one of the at least one versions, transitioning the issue in the workflow.

A computer-implemented method for applying a workflow transition to an issue in a workflow for a software project, the workflow comprising a plurality of workflow stages and at least one workflow transition, the method comprising:

• A) retrieving from at least one computer-readable medium first information regarding at least one action to be taken when the workflow transition is applied;
• B) performing the at least one action specified by the first information;
• C) retrieving from the at least one computer-readable medium second information regarding an association between at least one transition of the at least one workflow transition and at least one version of the software project;
• D) determining whether the workflow transition is one of the at least one transitions indicated by the second information;
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• E) if it is determined that the workflow transition is one of the at least one workflow transitions in the second information, identifying at least one software component of the issue and promoting the at least one software component.