How to create parent issue in Jira work management (Like epic)?

[chandra kumar]

I am trying to create new issue which should be parent where I can create task and sub task in that. But when I am doing its creating like child issue not as parent issue. Anyone can guide me?

[John Funk]

Hi Chandra - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Can you share the rule that you have so far? 

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @chandra kumar 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

Are you working with a Team Managed project or a Company Managed project? That information will show at the bottom of the navigation panel on the left.

In the Jira system only one type of issue is allowed that is handled like like an Epic.

If you are working with a Company Managed project and the Epic issue is not present, then the system's default Epic issue type needs to be added to the Issue Type Scheme for that project. 

If you are working with a Team Managed project and the Epic issue type is not already available in the project then you add it by going to Project Settings (1), then select Issues (2). Then click +Add Issue Type (3). Then select the Epic issue type (4). And finally click Add (5).

[alisandra_wederich]

Hey, I am trying to do what chandra had asked about so I can have tasks as parents to subtasks. I added the parent field, but I can't select any issues to the parent field, it keeps saying "issue not found" and won't let me drag & drop. Do I have this configured correctly? (Parent is 3rd field under Context fields). I added it to Sub-Task and Task like this but neither work. 

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @alisandra_wederich 

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