Group sub-tasks to their parent in an issue overview / version doc

Question

I'm looking for a way to show sub-tasks grouped to their parent in e.g the issue view. Now, I can create a jql with a group by "Key, Parent" where all the sub taks are grouped together by their parent, but not listed directly under their parent. Is there a way to archieve this?

I'd like to end up with a query like fixVersion = "version A" groupby (Key, Parent)....."

Thanks!

Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira · Answer

Hi @ImPeeNL

if I understand you correctly, you want to see a list of issues, where sub-tasks are shown below their parent?

There's a number of ways to go about this:

1.) First, this is supported natively in Jira Work Management's new List View:

The downside is that this view is limited to JWM projects. To the best of my knowledge, you can't pull in issues freely using JQL.

2.) Second, you would be able to see sub-tasks below their parents in Advanced Roadmaps (which, IIRC, is included in Jira Premium). Advanced Roadmaps is a very powerful tool, and depending on your exact use case, it may be a bit "heavy" for what you're trying to achieve.

3.) Lastly, if you're open to solutions from the Atlassian Marketplace, there's a number of apps that allow showing issue hierarchies. E.g., in JXL for Jira (the app that my team is working on), this can be achieved with one click:

(You can then go on to inline edit your issues, inline create issues into your hierarchy, group (and sub-group) your issues by any issue field, and calculate complex sum ups across issues. More info at https://jxl.app.)

Hope this helps,

Hannes