When the Primary Contact of an issue makes an update to the issue by either updating a field (including a custom field) or adding a comment, the issue status updates to In Progress automatically.
In order for this automatic status change to occur, the following is required:
The issue must be entered through a request queue.
For information about creating request queues, see the Create and manage Request Queues section. For information about creating requests, see Create and submit Adobe Workfront requests.
The Queue Details in the request queue must have these settings:
For more information about Queue Details, see Create a Request Queue.
The issue must be in Awaiting Feedback status.
There must be an Awaiting Feedback (AWF) status available for issues at the system level.
For more information about system-level statuses, see Create or edit a status.