View stories and linked tasks listed together

[Priti Anand]

Hello Friends,

Have a question for all, how do we display a story and its linked tasks listed one after the other in sequence in the Backlog or Active sprint view? 

Thanks!

[Mendel Liang · Accepted solution]

Hi Priti,

(As far as I am aware), what you've described isn't available directly in the Backlog or Active Sprint view. If you would like to view linked work and whether the sequence makes sense, you have a few options natively in Jira:

1. For Epic level work only, you can use the Timeline view in the Project view for some basic planning capabilities. You can visualise links (blocks/blocked by) in this view.

https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Introducing-dependency-amp-progress-for-roadmaps-in-Jira/ba-p/1166975 

2. For all levels of work, you can use the Timeline view in Plans (available in Jira Premium). This feature allows you to visualise dependencies between all levels of work. You can also filter for specific dependency chains in this view.

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/get-started-with-advanced-roadmaps/ 

3. For a more dependency related view, you can use the Dependencies view in Plans. This allows you to map out all the dependencies in the work included in your Plan.

https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Advanced-planning-articles/Introducing-Advanced-Roadmap-s-new-dependency-report/ba-p/1542097

4. For the most Active Sprint looking dependency visualisation, you can try using the Program view in Plans, that will automatically visualise any off-track dependencies in the work to be planned.

https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Advanced-planning-articles/The-Program-board-is-coming-out-of-Open-Beta/ba-p/2884000 

Hope you can find an appropriate visualisation from these suggestions. Otherwise, I'd recommend raising a feature request over at jira.atlassian.com to, for example, filter on a particular work item with its entire dependency chain.

[Priti Anand]

This is great information and all together. Much appreciated!

[Varsha Joshi · Accepted solution]

Hi @Priti Anand 

Welcome to the community!

I do not think that either view shows the linked items of the story. It is visible once you open the story. 

Hope this helps.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Priti Anand 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

I concur with @Varsha Joshi . That is not a feature available in Jira today, if you are talking about issues linked through generic issue linking.

That sort of display is available, with limitations if you are talking about an issue and its child sub-tasks.

[Priti Anand]

Thank you @Varsha Joshi and @Trudy Claspill for your quick responses!

Makes sense, I will use sub-tasks instead and and see how that get visualised in the Active sprints view. 

Thanks!

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Priti Anand 

What type of project are you using? Get that information from the Type column on the View All Projects page under the Projects menu.

If you are working with a Team Managed project you will not see Sub-tasks listed under their parent issue in either the backlog or the board for a Scrum board. You will see only a symbol to indicate that the Story has subtasks.

On the board view you can change the Group option to Subtasks to show each parent story as a Swimlane with the child Subtasks shown in the swimlane.

[Priti Anand]

Thanks Trudy!
We are using Software Project. I am planning to convert linked issues as sub-tasks where possible. I am learning that it will make it a lot easier to see all connections and get a complete picture of all the work needed to deliver targeted outcomes.