<p>Due to the fact that <code>build</code> had a branch filter... Even though no error message on additional info is shown...</p>

<p>Hence I needed to add the branch like so:</p>

<pre><code>workflows:
  version: 2
  build_deploy_test:
    jobs:
      - build:
          filters:
            branches:
              only:
                - develop
                - devops-docker-intial
      - christest:
          requires:
            - install
          filters:
            branches:
              only: devops-docker-intial
</code></pre>

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2020-04-24T12:24:20.103Z
2020-04-24T12:24:20.103Z
Chris Stryczynski
<pre><code>workflows:
  version: 2
  build_deploy_test:
    jobs:
      - build:
          filters:
            branches:
              only:
                - develop
      - christest:
          requires:
            - install
          filters:
            branches:
              only: devops-docker-intial
</code></pre>

<p>With the following workflow a commit to the <code>devops-docker-intial</code> branch just results in a workflow that is 'created' - it doesn't proceed further... Why?</p>

<circleci-2.0>
Circle ci workflow job stuck in "created" when adding a required step to the workflow
Chris Stryczynski
# Circle ci workflow job stuck in "created" when adding a required step to the workflow

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-24)

workflows:
  version: 2
  build_deploy_test:
    jobs:
      - build:
          filters:
            branches:
              only:
                - develop
      - christest:
          requires:
            - install
          filters:
            branches:
              only: devops-docker-intial

With the following workflow a commit to the devops-docker-intial branch just results in a workflow that is 'created' - it doesn't proceed further... Why?

**Tags:** circleci-2.0


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-04-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Due to the fact that build had a branch filter... Even though no error message on additional info is shown...
Hence I needed to add the branch like so:
workflows:
  version: 2
  build_deploy_test:
    jobs:
      - build:
          filters:
            branches:
              only:
                - develop
                - devops-docker-intial
      - christest:
          requires:
            - install
          filters:
            branches:
              only: devops-docker-intial


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